Selene Rising and the Temple of Poseidon

Hi Anthony, no particular need just curiosity as to how it looks. The blue in the sky on the first shot is very nice and understandably gets lost as the moon gets higher/brighter due to exposure... so I was wondering if you had a shot with some more of the moon showing with bluer sky by the temple. Also maybe a selection of thumbnail sizes showing the moonrise sequence over several minutes would be quite interesting.

Now, as for the clear skies etc, how about if all of my Irish friends come here for the March/2006 eclipse??? We have 3.5 minutes of totality and I am convinced we will have memories to share and last a lifetime!

Jeez Anthony, that's a nice offer! Are you sure you'll have room to put us all up? :lol:

John: One "slight" problem that we have is the fact that the actual exposure between the current set of images varies which in itself has slightly biased the proposed comparison. Since the opportunity to nail this sequence is very difficult and requires a multitude of factors to go right simultaneously, I played it safe and also programmed the EOS 300d for exposure compensation (+/- 1 stop). Two of the three photos you see (#1 and #3) were nailed perfectly by the camera's meter reading whereas the middle photo was at EC -1.

Leo: This is a no-brainer since I will also be travelling from Athens to Kastellorizo. Otherwise, accomodating ALL of my friends here would have presented a slight challenge. :lol:

Anthony.

Anthony,

Delighted to see your photo on the "Astronomy Picture of the Day" web site.

Congratulations, Damon

Damon,

Thank you for the kind words. It is always a treat to have something on APOD and each one is always equally exciting.

Clear skies!

Anthony.