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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Kylee on Nov 02, 2012, 10:34:32

Title: Moon 1st November
Post by: Kylee on Nov 02, 2012, 10:34:32
Waited up for a shot of Jupiter and the Moon last night but the clouds rolled over  :(

Anyhow...here's a couple of shots I took of the Moon earlier in the evening. Photo-shopped one of them quite heavily to bring out the detail along the terminator.

Think it's the edge of the Mare Crisium that looks so mountainous??

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8188/8147293506_b973cd7a6c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/red40/8147293506/)
Moon 1st November 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/red40/8147293506/) by kylee40 (http://www.flickr.com/people/red40/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8193/8147321560_0d96c28974.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/red40/8147321560/)
Moon 1st November 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/red40/8147321560/) by kylee40 (http://www.flickr.com/people/red40/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8468/8147943779_fdb12e581e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/red40/8147943779/)
Mountains around Mare Crisium (http://www.flickr.com/photos/red40/8147943779/) by kylee40 (http://www.flickr.com/people/red40/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Moon 1st November
Post by: Carole on Nov 02, 2012, 11:05:49
Good shots Kylee.  I think I prefer the 2nd one even though the first shows the mountainous area better.

Carole
Title: Re: Moon 1st November
Post by: MarkS on Nov 02, 2012, 11:16:39
They look great Kylie - especially the second one.

Which camera, lens, exposure settings etc did you use?
Was it hand held or on a tripod?
Title: Re: Moon 1st November
Post by: Kylee on Nov 02, 2012, 11:48:10
I agree Carole....thought I would just play around with Photoshop! Haven't got a clue what I'm doing with it!

Mark...it was my Canon 600D straight onto my Skymax127. ISO 200 and only very quick exposure.
Title: Re: Moon 1st November
Post by: Carole on Nov 02, 2012, 12:02:48
Next time try taking a number of quick images and stacking them in Registax.  Registax 5 will take RAW files but not too many of them, it will be surprising how much sharper the images will then become.  Not that this image needs much in the way of improvement.

Carole
Title: Re: Moon 1st November
Post by: Kylee on Nov 02, 2012, 12:12:23
I might try it...I took quite a few images...enough to try and stack I think.
Title: Re: Moon 1st November
Post by: Fay on Nov 02, 2012, 12:28:37
Yes I prefer the second one, very nice Kylee!

Fay
Title: Re: Moon 1st November
Post by: Kylee on Nov 02, 2012, 18:29:29
 ;)
Title: Re: Moon 1st November
Post by: Kylee on Nov 02, 2012, 18:42:53
Added a close up I took of the mountains  :)