Best Time to Shoot the Moon in 18 Years - 19 March

[koffiejunkie]

This is about the best I could get. Used my telescope as a lens, ISO 200, 1/100s.

Nice work! What camera/lens?

This moon seems to be getting smaller as the night goes on :/ Or is it just me

It's just you.

 

[koffiejunkie]

Didn't really get anything great with my 70-300mm Sigma...

The night isn't over yet - now get back out there

 

[d7e7r7]

It's not even dark yet here

I was referring to

I took some pics last night, just in case it's cloudy tonight. Unfortunately I'm limited to 200mm, so it still looks pretty small

The night isn't over yet - now get back out there

The sky's too dark and the moon to bright imho... lol

 

[chau]

Nice work! What camera/lens?

Thanks koffie. That was taken with my 400D and a relatively cheap Optisan telescope(on the casing it says its 700mm)

 

[koffiejunkie]

I was referring to

I didn't say they were any good. But:

The sky's too dark and the moon to bright imho... lol

That's the perfect conditions! Take that Sigma, stop it down to f/8, stick see what you get.

 

[d7e7r7]

Nikon D80, Sigma 70-300mm @ 300mm, f/8, 1/1600 sec, ISO 200
© David Ritchie, 2011

 

[LazyLion]

photoshopped!!!!

 

[d7e7r7]

photoshopped!!!!

Just levels and crop

 

[koffiejunkie]

Nice d7e7r7!

 

[d7e7r7]

Nice d7e7r7!

Thanks to you, lol... called it a night but then you guy's started posting so I thought I'd give it one more shot...

 

[undesign]

Damn hot and quite breezy here in CT. Here's a 100% crop -

edit/ hmmm seem like MyBB is scaling it to 800 pixels max wide

 

[d7e7r7]

Nice and clear SiriS, what equipment/exposure?
What's on the left of the moon, a tree branch?

 

[undesign]

Nice and clear SiriS, what equipment/exposure?
What's on the left of the moon, a tree branch?

Thanks! Yes it's a tree - not sure if I like it though, but it's the clearest of shots I took.

Details are on the photo. Canon 55-250 (apologies Bwana ), 1/200, f10

 

[koffiejunkie]

Cropped 100%:

7D, 200mm f/2.8 L II USM, f/4, 1/200, 100 ISO.

Edit: wrong pic

 

[undesign]

Cropped 100%:

7D, 200mm f/2.8 L II USM, f/4, 1/200, 100 ISO.

Edit: wrong pic

Hey, your moon is upside down.

 

[Leostar]

Clear sky's here in Robertson . Great views via telescope and binoculars.
The moon was nice a few days ago. Could see the crates clearly as sadows give great contrasts.
Regret no camera to take pics

 

[koffiejunkie]

Hey, your moon is upside down.

He he! I noticed I'm the odd one out! I didn't realise there would be that big a difference, considering how far away the moon is.

 

[undesign]

He he! I noticed I'm the odd one out! I didn't realise there would be that big a difference, considering how far away the moon is.

We are in opposite poles...

edit/ hmmm seem like MyBB is scaling it to 800 pixels max wide

Here is the correct one.

 

[bwana]

Since I was bracketing I thought why not try HDR.

Cropped a tad.

 

[undesign]

Cropped a tad.

600mm Show us a 800 wide 100% crop, it must be half the moon.