The Official Shoot the Moon Thread

WestCoastCannuck wrote in post #19018094
Nice work Harold! Looks like you are working up to a great workflow. I would suggest using a wired release as you are indeed correct you are very most likely getting some movement from mirror slap. When I used a similar setup I found it best to fire off manually one by one spacing about a second apart for getting best images - your setup might be more or less stable - so some experiments! I typically got between 80-200 frames in depending on mangification used. (lenses and teleconverters in my case!) Shutter speed should be higher imo - I found 1/50s about right for simiar magnification - some would say higher yet, but I found 1/50 fine. I look forward to seeing more work!

Mike

I appreciate the advice. I do use a shutter cable. Unfortunately, I don't have a tracking mount for my refractor so I just use high speed drive mode and keep firing off shots while the moon is in frame. I'll have to see if I can adapt my scope to my iOptron Skyguider Pro. Not sure I want to buy rings just for that purpose, so I may try and use heavy duty zip ties attached to my dovetail. I also agree about the shutter speed. I'm going to aim for 1/50s minimum for sure.

HaroldC3 wrote in post #19018346
I appreciate the advice. I do use a shutter cable. Unfortunately, I don't have a tracking mount for my refractor so I just use high speed drive mode and keep firing off shots while the moon is in frame. I'll have to see if I can adapt my scope to my iOptron Skyguider Pro. Not sure I want to buy rings just for that purpose, so I may try and use heavy duty zip ties attached to my dovetail. I also agree about the shutter speed. I'm going to aim for 1/50s minimum for sure.

I realize you don't have a tracking mount! lol. But perhaps I am thinking you have a larger frame than you do... I mean just setting the framing so that the moon is on the furthest of one side of the frame, and clicking as many photos as you can as the moon moves across the field of view... that is, as many as you can giving the camera/scope a second or so each time to settle from the shutter shock. For example, this was the field of view I had for this shot....

Field of view.... (actual photo - first of series I shot as described, on a tripod with no tracker and my dslr.... I rotated the frame so that the moon moved the long way across my DSLR camera sensor) Also, for the record, the exif info that is shown above the pic is not right for focal length. It was actually 1260mm - my camera picked up the two teleconverters in the exif, but considered the 3X converter as a 2X. It was 300mm+1.4X+3X = 1260mm.

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Ballen Photo wrote in post #19018119

WestCoastCannuck wrote in post #19017776
Replaced with different orientation.

Someday when I grow up, I want to take images like these.

I totally agree with you Ballen!!

Heya,

Had a clear evening, the moon and Venus were lovely as a pair in a clear sky.

High res mosaic of the 20% waxing crescent, at 0.21 arc-second-per-pixel and 302 meters per pixel at actual size (7090 x 12000 pixels).

200mm F6 Quartz Newtonian Reflector
742nm filter
ASI183MM monochrome USB camera
5 panel mosaic of 2000 frames each and 401 frames stacked from each

Please see the full resolution on my Astrobin: https://astrob.in/full​/sn42q7/0/?real=

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MalVeauX wrote in post #19018364
Heya,

Had a clear evening, the moon and Venus were lovely as a pair in a clear sky.

High res mosaic of the 20% waxing crescent, at 0.21 arc-second-per-pixel and 302 meters per pixel at actual size (7090 x 12000 pixels).

200mm F6 Quartz Newtonian Reflector
742nm filter
ASI183MM monochrome USB camera
5 panel mosaic of 2000 frames each and 401 frames stacked from each

Please see the full resolution on my Astrobin: https://astrob.in/full​/sn42q7/0/?real=

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iyR​gtm LunarDisc_20percentWax​ingCrescent_200mmF12_7​42nm_IMX183_401frames_​02282020 by Martin Wise, on Flickr

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Very best,

Outstanding work as always Martin!

Last night's efforts...

Very nice! Although your second image is driving me crazy... I have a heckuva time not seeing the inverted crater illusion. Even why I coaxed my brain into seeing it properly, it popped back to inverted, almost right away.

It's been a while since I shot the moon but it was lovely and clear tonight and I have a super-zoom lens to play with

Single shot, with the Tamron 150-600 at 600mm. F11, ISO 100, 1/160s, handheld with IS turned on. Not bad.

johnfosteruk wrote in post #19020071
It's been a while since I shot the moon but it was lovely and clear tonight and I have a super-zoom lens to play with

Single shot, with the Tamron 150-600 at 600mm. F11, ISO 100, 1/160s, handheld with IS turned on. Not bad.

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Not bad indeed !!

Lovely shot.

I’m always amazed at what can be captured with these new amera/lens.

johnfosteruk wrote in post #19020071
It's been a while since I shot the moon but it was lovely and clear tonight and I have a super-zoom lens to play with

Single shot, with the Tamron 150-600 at 600mm. F11, ISO 100, 1/160s, handheld with IS turned on. Not bad.

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At 600mm hand held, you did quite well.

Schedule and Mother Nature finally gave me the opportunity to go out and play tonight. Clear sky do wonders. . .

March 2nd, 2020

Lunar partial disc
47% illumination
First Quarter

764 meters per pixel resolution
0.41 arc-second per pixel image scale

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iA1​c8q

MalVeauX wrote in post #19020193
March 2nd, 2020

Lunar partial disc
47% illumination
First Quarter

764 meters per pixel resolution
0.41 arc-second per pixel image scale

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iA1​c8q LunarDisc_FirstQuarter​_47Percent_200mmF6_IMX​183_500nm_251frames_03​022020 by Martin Wise, on Flickr

Full resolution on my Astrobin: https://astrob.in …rpko/0/?nc=MalV​eauX&real=

Very best,

Loved flying over the full res version.

Cheers

Dennis

johnfosteruk wrote in post #19020071
It's been a while since I shot the moon but it was lovely and clear tonight and I have a super-zoom lens to play with

Single shot, with the Tamron 150-600 at 600mm. F11, ISO 100, 1/160s, handheld with IS turned on. Not bad.

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Very well done! Excellent for being hand held!!!

MalVeauX wrote in post #19020193
March 2nd, 2020

Lunar partial disc
47% illumination
First Quarter

764 meters per pixel resolution
0.41 arc-second per pixel image scale

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iA1​c8q LunarDisc_FirstQuarter​_47Percent_200mmF6_IMX​183_500nm_251frames_03​022020 by Martin Wise, on Flickr

Full resolution on my Astrobin: https://astrob.in …rpko/0/?nc=MalV​eauX&real=

200mm F6 Quartz Newtonian
ASI183MM CMOS camera (full disc FOV, no mosaic)
Baader 500nm (green) Filter
Best 251 frames of 3,000 stacked

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Very best,

The full res version is astronomical! The clarity is wonderful!!

Where is that flag????? (JK Martin!)