7 Tips For Taking The Lunar Eclipse With A Smartphone Camera

Illustration of portraits of penumbra moon eclipses (Unsplash)

YOGYAKARTA The phenomenon of the penumbral lunar eclipse on May 5-6, 2023 can be observed from Indonesia. Please note, the penumbral lunar eclipse is a fairly rare natural phenomenon. For those of you who want to capture this historic moment, it is good to know tips for photographing the penumbral's lunar eclipse with a smartphone camera.

Tips For Taking A Photo Of The Lunar Eclipse Of The Penumbra

Capture the phenomenon of penumbral lunar eclipses can be done with Android and iOS smartphones.

Summarized from various sources, Friday, May 5, 2023, here are tips for photographing penumbra's lunar eclipse with a smartphone camera:

Tips for photographing the first penumbral lunar eclipse are to find out what time this natural phenomenon occurs. This is so that you can prepare several things, starting from tripods or other supporting tools to stabilize.

In addition, make sure the battery capacity and feeder on the cellphone are available to store photos or videos of penumbra's lunar eclipse.

For your information, the phenomenon of the penumbral lunar eclipse begins on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 22:12.09 WIB, the peak of the lunar eclipse at 00.22.52 WIB, and the eclipse ends on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 02.33.36 WIB.

When you want to capture the penumbra's lunar eclipse, look for the right location so that you get a good image.

Related to this, you are advised to take pictures from locations that are free from street lights or building lights that are too bright.

In addition, you are also advised to take pictures from the open and have good views. High locations really help you get a clearer picture of penumbra's lunar eclipse

Before capturing the penumbra's lunar eclipse, set your smartphone camera properly. Each smartphone has different camera settings, but there are several settings that are commonly used, including:

If your phone has manual mode, make sure to use it. Manual mode allows you to have a lot of control in setting up cameras such as ISO, shutter speed, and white balance.

The manual focus feature on smartphone cameras can be used to adjust focus as desired. Set focus on the moon and make sure the focus is correct before shooting.

When photographing the penumbrane's lunar eclipse, don't use the zoom feature on the smartphone camera. The reason is, this feature can reduce image quality and produce blurry photos. Instead, use crop on the photo after shooting.

Exchange mode allows you to take a series of pictures of penumbras' lunar eclipses. With burst mode, you can take a large number of pictures just once pressed.

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