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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: JohnP on Sep 14, 2016, 21:23:47

Title: Tonight's moon..
Post by: JohnP on Sep 14, 2016, 21:23:47
Quick shot taken in between clouds with camera balancing on the dogs bed on top of garden table... :-( photography at its best ;-)

(http://jpastronomy.co.uk/graphics/OAS/moon%20sep2016.jpg)
Title: Re: Tonight's moon..
Post by: Kenny on Sep 14, 2016, 21:31:03
Wow, very nice and detailed. What equipment was that with?
Title: Re: Tonight's moon..
Post by: JohnP on Sep 14, 2016, 21:35:28
My eos650D stuck on end of ed80 (600mm )..used live view to focus. 1/800 sec 400 iso. Might try it on eq6 next time would be a lot more stable.. ;=)
Title: Re: Tonight's moon..
Post by: MarkS on Sep 14, 2016, 22:07:33
A nice amount of detail John!

It's good to see an image from you again.

Mark
Title: Re: Tonight's moon..
Post by: Carole on Sep 14, 2016, 23:22:20
Ditto to what Mark said.

Carole
Title: Re: Tonight's moon..
Post by: RachelC on Sep 14, 2016, 23:23:44
That is a really lovely image and such detail
Title: Re: Tonight's moon..
Post by: JohnP on Sep 15, 2016, 11:26:39
Thks All, Figure I need to dust the cobwebs off the EQ6 & figure out how to switch the thing on after a 4 year break,  before winter... John
Title: Re: Tonight's moon..
Post by: Mike on Sep 15, 2016, 13:17:18
Very nice John. Perfect exposure.
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