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Yep, the speed of the moon is quite amazing, you're constantly having to move with it's arc. I prefer a minimum of 1/125 sec at around f8.
As has been said and common to all long distance photography, but even more important here, the atmospheric polutants play a big part in a sharp image. I'd also forget about trying to shoot 'big moons' that are low to the horizon, they pick up even more astmospheric rubbish. Here's my favourite, when I (o.k. accidentally) got a airliner across the moon. In fact it's amazing how often you do see aircraft and birds crossing the face of the moon at night.
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Thats a cracking image Andy.
Just rummaging through Stevies Astronomy links and found this Moon calender. http://www.paulcarlisle.net/old/MoonCalendar.html Don |
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Here's one I took late last year.
Canon 20D + 100-400mm L IS, f/8, 1/250s, ISO 100, MLU, tripod. It's a 100% crop, and has been sharpened. From what I rememember, the moon was quite high in the sky. http://www.sypix.co.uk/gallery/album...on17112005.jpg |
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Seriously it does show a big moon about 35 degrees above the horizon.
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If anyone is interested in having an attempt of photographing the moon. The weather forecast tonight in the United Kingdom is for clear skies, low humidity and the moon will be showing in the first quarter stage (almost half moon).
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Thanks Stephen, I will have to give it a go and see if I can get better shots than I already have. The good weather is down to me I ordered it for the wedding Sunday.
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Christine,
It might be my tripod but after a series of tests I found that I needed 1/250 s to produce sharp images. The test shots were of a brick wall at about 40 m with the tripod legs fully extended and the centre column down. MLU was not employed. The focal length was 400 mm, crop factor 1.6 and enlarements to A4. By the way here is another moon shot. John Last edited by John; 02-06-06 at 20:08. |
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