The Official Shoot the Moon Thread

The moon had a little companion tonight.

jwcdds wrote in post #19421903
The moon had a little companion tonight.

Julian,

I do not see the companion?!?!

Your moon picture is VERY good! What was your focal length??

Inspeqtor wrote in post #19421906
Julian,

I do not see the companion?!?!

Your moon picture is VERY good! What was your focal length??

The upper left side, there's a dot. (no, it wasn't a hot pixel) I tried using my sky map app to see if it's something significant, but no luck.

This turned out to be ~1600mm. (Used the 400 prime and stacked two 2x TC's)

jwcdds wrote in post #19421915

Inspeqtor wrote in post #19421906
Julian,

I do not see the companion?!?!

Your moon picture is VERY good! What was your focal length??

The upper left side, there's a dot. (no, it wasn't a hot pixel) I tried using my sky map app to see if it's something significant, but no luck.

This turned out to be ~1600mm. (Used the 400 prime and stacked two 2x TC's)

Yep I see it now!!

800mm equivalent using the OM-1 and Oly 100-400. Handheld to test out the OM's really good stabilization.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nJk​ip3

Itsed65 wrote in post #19422045
800mm equivalent using the OM-1 and Oly 100-400. Handheld to test out the OM's really good stabilization.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nJk​ip3
September Moon by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Looks tack sharp to me!!

jwcdds wrote in post #19421915
The upper left side, there's a dot. (no, it wasn't a hot pixel) I tried using my sky map app to see if it's something significant, but no luck.

This turned out to be ~1600mm. (Used the 400 prime and stacked two 2x TC's)

I think I saw something about Antares being in close proximity last night.

Great shot!

Itsed65 wrote in post #19422045
800mm equivalent using the OM-1 and Oly 100-400. Handheld to test out the OM's really good stabilization.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nJk​ip3
September Moon by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Seems like there is some odd dappling effect going on. I suppose it could be that it is just so sharp that lots of tiny craters are visible, but I don't think there are that many.

the clouds gave me a break here in Pennsylvania, only cropped. This 2x TC is already worth the money

that sharpness I envy it LOL great picture!!

Schonher wrote in post #19422220
the clouds gave me a break here in Pennsylvania, only cropped. This 2x TC is already worth the money

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Your sharpness is ALSO very good!!

Thank you! I saw someone post something on here about having a higher shutter speed when it’s near the horizon, and I thought..why don’t I do that all the time. And it definitely helped!

So I pulled out my 600mm lens that I intended to use to shoot the Artemis 1 launch (which didn't). It was attached to my full spectrum IR modified EOS-R. Sky clear, so I wondered what the moon would look like with the IR mod. I used a filter that allows UV below about 350NM, and allows near IR above about 720NM. Not the best optics, but I'll take it . . .

Yeah, looks good to me too. Of course being at 800mm instead of 300mm helps too, but I am definitely going to try faster shutter speeds the next time. Just have to figure out how to deal with the noise. All of these high ISO shots look much cleaner than what I have produced so far when I tried originally. My background was clearly mottled instead of black.