Moon people take some good pics, please in Digital Imaging http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22504678 en Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:51:33 EDT Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:51:33 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22991164 yj4x4 : This is an old one I did some time ago, just a single image with a D40. I should do some more now that I've got a D90.

»/showpic/dimag···1268&1=1]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22991164 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:23:52 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22990198 B52GUNR : My most recent moon shot. Not the best posted here in a long shot, but I like it :).

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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22990198 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:12:17 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22986856 Nezmo : »www.pbase.com/nezmo/the_night_sky

Probably the best of the bunch:

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Nikon D60, Sigma 70 - 300 mm APO f/5.6 macro zoom. Manual exposure, remote release, tripod. Processed in GIMP - cropped with brightness-contrast to bring out the details. Original was 3900 x 2613, cropped is 768 x 534 (about 4x magnification). I didn't notice the "-1.6ev" until later. Hope that doesn't affect the exposure in manual mode(?).

The camera is maxed out in terms of sensitivity. I hit the noise floor as seen by the red/blue (mainly red) coloration.

This zoom is very tricky to focus, as infinity as not at the end of focus ring travel. I stopped down in the hope of getting the details. The dynamic range of RAW mode made all the difference.

I tried higher shutter speeds / lower f-stops and this is the best I could get. This makes one appreciate those fixed 400mm+ focal length lenses.

Official full moon names for 2009: »www.space.com/spacewatch/090109-···009.html , Oct 4 is next.
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(Full) Corn Moon
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22986418 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:14:13 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22644644 Kringle : Yes.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22644644 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:49:30 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22644371 kewlkeed : Holy crap! That last one hypersaturated was beyond awesome!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22644371 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:59:01 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22643244 simplykristi : There are some awesome moon photos in this thread! :)

Kristi
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FWIW, here's the best moon pic I've ever seen... »/showpic/dimag···7062&1=1 :)
Hey, don't forget this one »/speak/slidesh···MQ%3D%3D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22641322 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:18:43 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22638141 Gooiool :
said by pog See Profile :

FWIW, here's the best moon pic I've ever seen... »/showpic/dimag···7062&1=1 :)
That is the beast of the best ! what a detailed image , I thought I seen the lander in that image ! ;)
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Somewhere, I have a really old Bushnell monocular with M42 mount... gives something like 1200mm at f16 fixed, IIRC. I'll try that tomorrow.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22632418 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:16:47 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22519108 EGeezer :
said by TheHarvester See Profile :

What you really mean by "compare notes" is receive some tips :D. He is in a league well above us, but I do hope to some day be tugging at his shirt tail. I do know I can use some of his knowledge on post processing.
I think you guys could share tips - Noel on post processing and techniques, you on that great user friendly web site and content.
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What you really mean by "compare notes" is receive some tips :D. He is in a league well above us, but I do hope to some day be tugging at his shirt tail. I do know I can use some of his knowledge on post processing.
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You should get in touch with NoelC See Profile and compare notes :)
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Pretty hazy here and LOTS of light pollution but here's my effort.

6/7/2009 22:20:30
Canon XTi, 1970's Russian 500mm CAT lens (fixed f8), 1/100 sec, ISO200
tripod, mirror lockup, 2s delay, remote release
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22513468 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:29:27 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22512680 TheHarvester :
said by marti See Profile :

Thanks guys!!!
Your welcome Marti!
I should get out there when the moon is out and take some more. I have been wanting to do a large mosaic of a full moon.
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said by TheHarvester See Profile :

Here are few I took a while ago. Haven't been shooting the moon too much as I am targeting deeper dimmer objects now.
Well no EXIF how about some tech info?
The reason for the lack of EXIF is the processing.
All the images were taken with a Nikon D-40 through my 8" F-10 telescope. The "close" and "closer" images were taken with an f-6.3 focal reducer installed between the scope and camera. The "closest" was straight F-10 (2000mm).
There were a number of shots taken, generally about 20 to 30 images at about 1/6th second shutter speed at ISO 200. . The images are stacked in a program called Registax which aligns them and stacks them on top of each other. The stacking helps increase the signal to noise ratio and will also help with sharpness. Then the final image is adjusted in Photoshop. The above image is a comparison between a single shot and a bunch of shots stacked.
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Stack on left single on right.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22511870 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:47:37 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22510067 marti : Thanks guys!!! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22510067 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:10:18 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22509897 Hayward :
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Here are few I took a while ago. Haven't been shooting the moon too much as I am targeting deeper dimmer objects now.
Well no EXIF how about some tech info?
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22509897 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:05:08 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22509896 Hayward : Not nearly as stellar but one from tonight with clouds passing and just a hand held IS P&S mostly zoomed
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moon through the palms
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22509896 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:03:23 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22509471 kados : wow those are some amazing shots!
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22509464 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:54:20 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22508834 TheHarvester : Here are few I took a while ago. Haven't been shooting the moon too much as I am targeting deeper dimmer objects now.
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(EDIT) to change is to are as I was going to post only one image.
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Close.
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Closer.
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even closer.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22508834 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:36:36 EDT Re: Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22505054 Hayward : To hazy here tonight. At least we weren't be DROWN like Miami Beach. (Though we need rain, but not like that)

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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22505054 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:06:25 EDT Moon people take some good pics, please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22504678 marti : I will not bother to post the pics of the moon that I got, when it was not dark yet, with my point and shoot camera. Full Strawberry Moon on Sunday, 8 June.

I guess it's so beautiful because we are approaching the summer solstice
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