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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Carly Earl

Total lunar eclipse: how to take a good photograph of the November 2022 full blood moon with a phone or camera

People watch as the full ‘super flower blood moon’ rises over Bondi Beach in Sydney on 26 May, 2021. With a total lunar eclipse on Tuesday night, Guardian Australia’s picture editor explains how to photograph the blood moon, whether you’re using a phone or DSLR camera, and the best settings to use.
People watch as the full ‘super flower blood moon’ rises over Bondi Beach in Sydney on 26 May, 2021. With a total lunar eclipse on Tuesday night, Guardian Australia’s picture editor explains how to photograph the blood moon, whether you’re using a phone or DSLR camera, and the best settings to use. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

With a total lunar eclipse and the November 2022 full bloodmoon, also known as a beaver moon, on Tuesday night, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try and get an Instagram-worthy photograph, but unfortunately getting a great photo of the moon is really challenging.

Two reasons: it is very far away and unless you have a telephoto lens (which makes the moon appear closer than it is) it will always appear as a very small glowing dot in the frame.

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