I had no idea what I was doing when I took these photos. I am not an astrophotographer. In fact, this was only my third time specifically photographing something not on our planet. This was also early in my return to photography; I had no real tripod, no remote shutter release, and I have no idea why I choose the 50mm instead of the 18-135mm I also had at the time (I believe it was something to do with sharpness). I captured these shots using a Canon 80D fixed to a Joby Gorillapod, that was anything but stable, on top of my car with a 10 second timer.


The Moon was captured at it's perigee (closest point to the Earth) and just proceeding a total eclipse (blood moon) making it nearly a Super Blood Moon. Unfortunately, the weather was not in favor of the eclipse and clouds covered the moon soon after these photos.

The full moon photographed through the clouds before an eclipse.

Canon 50mm ƒ1.8 at ISO 200, ƒ11, 2s

The full moon photographed through the clouds before an eclipse.

Canon 50mm ƒ1.8 at ISO 200, ƒ11, 0.5s

The full moon photographed through the clouds before an eclipse.

Canon 50mm ƒ1.8 at ISO 200, ƒ11, 1s