5000mm (yes five THOUSAND) f/20 MOON picture

picturecrazy · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

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This image is a mosaic of 15 separate and slightly overlapping 8.2 megapixel images from my Canon EOS-20D (unmodified), taken in Raw mode and converted and stitched together in Photoshop CS2. As you can see from the EXIF data, the exposures were each 1/5 second at ISO 100.

Though the moon is generally made of gray, dusty material it is very bright, photographically, since it is bathed in sunlight.

I mounted my 20D to my Meade LX200 GPS UHTC 10" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope via my 2x Televue Powermate (a focal length doubler, similar to a teleconverter, which also serves to mate my camera to the 2" telescope eyepiece tube). Effective focal length was 5000mm f/20.

Looking through the viewfinder I swept across the surface in a zig-zag fashion, trying for about 1/3 overlap between frames. I triggered the shutter with my TC80-N3 remote timer/controller. I did the stitching by hand in Photoshop.

Since it is tremendously downsized from the original mosaic, which was almost 40 megapixels, and was taken at the camera's most noise-free setting (ISO 100), the data is very accurate, and thus I was able to strongly increase the saturation via Photoshop's Image - Adjust - Hue/Saturation function.

original thread here:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16822681

btw, this is not my pic, I was just impressed by it.

Billginthekeys · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

wow that is nuts... although i do wonder if he went a bit nuts with the saturation.

nitsch · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

The colours are unnatural but nevertheless WOW! A very impressive image.

alliec · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by nitsch

The colours are unnatural but nevertheless WOW! A very impressive image.

Excellent detail. Really impressive.

Elisabeth-Ann · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

Well, WOW!

4x4rock · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

There's water on the moon

...

Very detail.

CyberDyneSystems · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

It's the sea of tranquility!

Very well done image.

Cobra351 · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

WOW!!

J T · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by nitsch

The colours are unnatural...

You've seen the moon up close?

Awesome picture. Are you sure the original photographer wasn't on the space shuttle?

sjafari · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

Really impressive work. The saturation is high, but i like the way it gives emphasizes the details in the surface that would usually be flat and monotone. Astrophotography is the one type of photography that almost always looks better with high saturation, in my opinion.
Id love to see the 40MP image printed out on some 48" wide paper! Again, great job

HoRnYTuRbO · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

wow, so much detail.

johnstoy · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

I like it a lot, Fantastic,

There is a contest here...shouldn't you consider entering this moon PIC?

Great step by step sequence info...

John

Mine Equip. (all Canon): 30D Body, 50mm 1.4 USM, 50mm 1.8, 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 kit stock-not USM, 28-135mm 3.5-5.6 IS USM Wide Angle Telezoom, 75-300mm III 4.0-5.6 Telezoom, RS-80N3, several CF SanDisk Ultra II 1.0GB cards, several tripods, mono pod.

MarkoPolo · 6th of September 2006 (Wed)

That is "stupifyin" it is so well done. By far the best moon photo I have ever seen!

Shoreliner11 · 7th of September 2006 (Thu)

Very well done. Focus is spot on in the whole image. He muse have been taking the photos quick because not of the stars in the background are even slightly blurred. Good on him, whoever he/she is.
Aaron

sando · 7th of September 2006 (Thu)

So... is the moon gray or does it have colouring??

Great pic, thanks for sharing!

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nitsch Goldmember Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,393	Re: 5000mm (yes five THOUSAND) f/20 MOON picture The colours are unnatural but nevertheless WOW! A very impressive image.

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sjafari Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 507 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 5000mm (yes five THOUSAND) f/20 MOON picture Really impressive work. The saturation is high, but i like the way it gives emphasizes the details in the surface that would usually be flat and monotone. Astrophotography is the one type of photography that almost always looks better with high saturation, in my opinion. Id love to see the 40MP image printed out on some 48" wide paper! Again, great job __________________ -Shehab- http://www.fotojafari.net 5Dii, 16-35/2.8ii, 24-70/2.8, 135/2

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johnstoy Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poconos, PA USA Posts: 6,481	Re: 5000mm (yes five THOUSAND) f/20 MOON picture I like it a lot, Fantastic, There is a contest here...shouldn't you consider entering this moon PIC? Great step by step sequence info... John Mine Equip. (all Canon): 30D Body, 50mm 1.4 USM, 50mm 1.8, 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 kit stock-not USM, 28-135mm 3.5-5.6 IS USM Wide Angle Telezoom, 75-300mm III 4.0-5.6 Telezoom, RS-80N3, several CF SanDisk Ultra II 1.0GB cards, several tripods, mono pod.

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MarkoPolo Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 2,005 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 5000mm (yes five THOUSAND) f/20 MOON picture That is "stupifyin" it is so well done. By far the best moon photo I have ever seen! __________________ Mark Canon 7D, G10, 10-22EF-S, 17-40L, 24-105L IS, 70-200L f4 IS,300f/4L IS, 100-400L IS, 400f/5.6L,100f2.8 macro, 550EX, 430EX, Gitzo 2530EX, RRS BH-55,Velbon Neo-Pod 7CF

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Shoreliner11 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northridge, CA Posts: 699 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 5000mm (yes five THOUSAND) f/20 MOON picture Very well done. Focus is spot on in the whole image. He muse have been taking the photos quick because not of the stars in the background are even slightly blurred. Good on him, whoever he/she is. Aaron __________________ Aaron 40d, Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6, 60mm f2.8 Macro, 70-200 f/4 L, 430ex, Lee GND filters, Ikelite UW Housing, DS 125 Strobe, 10in & 5in arms.

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sando Goldmember Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Derbyshire, England Posts: 2,722 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 5000mm (yes five THOUSAND) f/20 MOON picture So... is the moon gray or does it have colouring?? Great pic, thanks for sharing! __________________ - Matt Chesterfield Wedding Photographers ~ Find me on Twitter and Facebook

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