Photographing the Moon

[sassan]

Nice one Don. Good detail. The magnificent blue sky is superb.
You know my over sharpen taste, so my wish is a tad or sharpening in pp and then decrease in brightness a bit. Blue sky is tough. Well done.

[Don Hoey]

Originally Posted by sassan

Nice one Don. Good detail. The magnificent blue sky is superb.
You know my over sharpen taste, so my wish is a tad or sharpening in pp and then decrease in brightness a bit. Blue sky is tough. Well done.

Thanks Sassan,

20 year old lens and coke bottle converter so not up to your glass.
Quite different doing a daylight shot as contrast of the moons surface is a lot less than at night.

Will try to do a bit better next time round MASTER.

Don

[Canis Vulpes]

I have noticed the moon over the last few days while I have been otherwise engaged. I also checked tonights weather forecast which shows clear skies. It looks a good opportunity later for anyone in the U.K. to have a crack at photographing the moon.

[ollieholmes]

I may have a go tonight providing a freind brings his telescope, results coming Sunday.

[Canis Vulpes]

I found this on another forum and thought it might be of interest here.

The Geminid shower is coming up and is considered the most consistent and viewable meteor shower - probably the best shower for photography as the trails move more slowly across the sky:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geminids

[Don Hoey]

Not quite in the same league as Sassan, but with a gap in the clouds, here is this evenings moon.

80-200mm lens + 2x converter. 1/200 sec, f4. ISO 400

Don

[Dave Smith]

Originally Posted by Don Hoey

Not quite in the same league as Sassan, but with a gap in the clouds, here is this evenings moon.

80-200mm lens + 2x converter. 1/200 sec, f4. ISO 400

Don

That's very impressive Don. The terminator region is really clear and sharp and you haven't overexposed other parts of the Moon which is a common fault.

Dave

[Canis Vulpes]

Originally Posted by Don Hoey

Not quite in the same league as Sassan, but with a gap in the clouds, here is this evenings moon.

80-200mm lens + 2x converter. 1/200 sec, f4. ISO 400

Don

Nice one Don,

I am impressed with this one from Sassan -> http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...hp?photo=13495

You were lucky to catch a gap in the clouds yesterday evening as was 100% cover in the midlands.

Forecast for this evening is clear but cold (-1) - Brrrr

[Don Hoey]

Well at least I have beaten Sassan to this.

Taken this evening. The Moon and Saturn. 2 merged exposures as the Moon is too bright for Saturn to register on the same frame. Easily visible with a scope and 30x eyepiece.

Don

[Don Hoey]

For any crazies still around that are interested, as of now 12:30, Saturn is about one moons width away from the moon, at 3 o'clock, and easily visible with 7x binoculars.

Don