The Official Shoot the Moon Thread

nardes wrote in post #19489650
This one of the Moon 1 day before full, is a two frame composite taken from Brisbane on 6th March 2023 through my Tak Mewlon 210 F11.5 telescope with a QHY268M CMOS camera.

Cheers

Dennis

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Added a full resolution 1600x1600 crop from a section of the composite to show how much detail is in the image.

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Fantastic images, Dennis!

I got a closeup of that exact same area last night using eyepiece projection, which I was about to post here. Not as detailed as yours, but I'm pleased with the result. Judging from the terminator, mine was taken a couple of hours before yours.

mcoren wrote in post #19489687
Fantastic images, Dennis!

I got a closeup of that exact same area last night using eyepiece projection, which I was about to post here. Not as detailed as yours, but I'm pleased with the result. Judging from the terminator, mine was taken a couple of hours before yours.

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Wow - I love seeing these comparisons taken at slightly different times and in different hemispheres.

Your image scale is much larger than mine. I think I calculated my effective focal length to be 2140mm.

I also took 100 frames and used Autostakkert!3 and Registax6 Wavelets to recover some of the mushy detail from softening effects of atmospheric seeing.

Cheers

Dennis

nardes wrote in post #19489690
Wow - I love seeing these comparisons taken at slightly different times and in different hemispheres.

Your image scale is much larger than mine. I think I calculated my effective focal length to be 2140mm.

I also took 100 frames and used Autostakkert!3 and Registax6 Wavelets to recover some of the mushy detail from softening effects of atmospheric seeing.

Cheers

Dennis

It certainly does make an interesting comparison. Same subject but different tools and techniques.

I have a 10" dobsonian (1200mm FL) and I was projecting with a 15mm eyepiece. The image I posted was cropped a little bit vertically, but it's the full camera image horizontally (APS-C sensor).

In the past, my biggest problem with this kind of astrophotography using SLRs (film and digital) was focusing. Since getting the R7, it's been such an improvement!

I've seen articles here and there over the years about image stacking, to help with both atmospheric effects and with light pollution for faint DSOs. Maybe I'll give it a try. I have an old Vixen Polaris mount with an RA motor that should be sturdy enough for my RF 800mm f/11 (but not the 10" newt, unfortunately!).

This image is from September 30, 2004, projected by a Celestron 9.25" SCT on Kodak High Definition 400 film in a Canon EOS 100. I probably used a 20mm TeleVue Plössl, but I can't say for sure.

North to south, the four large craters along the terminator are Langrenus, Vendelinus, Petavius, and Furnerius.

This was the last image on that roll, and probably the last astro image I ever made on film because I got my first DSLR, a Canon EOS 20D, four days later. Despite its age, this has remained one of my favorite astro images.

mcoren wrote in post #19491027
This image is from September 30, 2004, projected by a Celestron 9.25" SCT on Kodak High Definition 400 film in a Canon EOS 100. I probably used a 20mm TeleVue Plössl, but I can't say for sure.

North to south, the four large craters along the terminator are Langrenus, Vendelinus, Petavius, and Furnerius.

This was the last image on that roll, and probably the last astro image I ever made on film because I got my first DSLR, a Canon EOS 20D, four days later. Despite its age, this has remained one of my favorite astro images.

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Here is a retake I made last night. Orion XT-10, 15mm TeleVue Radian, and Canon EOS R7. A few hours earlier than the above image shadow-wise. I can't tell if it's just the difference in shadows, or if the libration has the area angled a little bit away (toward the right) relative to the 2004 photo.

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Quite a difference!

mcoren wrote in post #19491027
This image is from September 30, 2004, projected by a Celestron 9.25" SCT on Kodak High Definition 400 film in a Canon EOS 100. I probably used a 20mm TeleVue Plössl, but I can't say for sure.

North to south, the four large craters along the terminator are Langrenus, Vendelinus, Petavius, and Furnerius.

This was the last image on that roll, and probably the last astro image I ever made on film because I got my first DSLR, a Canon EOS 20D, four days later. Despite its age, this has remained one of my favorite astro images.

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Here is a retake I made last night. Orion XT-10, 15mm TeleVue Radian, and Canon EOS R7. A few hours earlier than the above image shadow-wise. I can't tell if it's just the difference in shadows, or if the libration has the area angled a little bit away (toward the right) relative to the 2004 photo.

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Awesome images! I got the adapters to attach my Canon 90D to my 10" Meade SCT, but I haven't gotten around to playing with it yet between time constraints and weather.

I’ve seen several photos of where people have shot the moon, that looked like a sunburst but it was the moon. Can anyone tell me if this is possible in camera or is it created in photoshop? If created in camera what type of lens and what settings could achieve the moon burst? Thanks

A midday moon

Focus was tricky, I couldn't really tell. It was something like "I know this is out of focus, and I know this is out of focus, hopefully this point in the middle is in focus"

northernspirit87 wrote in post #19494153
I’ve seen several photos of where people have shot the moon, that looked like a sunburst but it was the moon. Can anyone tell me if this is possible in camera or is it created in photoshop? If created in camera what type of lens and what settings could achieve the moon burst? Thanks

Posted in this thread? Can you give some examples (links or post #s)?

No, not in this thread. It’s on another platform “Vero”

Lunar walk along the terminator last night.

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MalVeauX wrote in post #19499234
Lunar walk along the terminator last night.

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Very best,

Nice! If it weren't for that last equipment shot, I'd have guessed you were orbiting it!

Here is part of tonight's moon. 100% crop.

Found this on my disk recently. Daytime occultation of Jupiter on November 9, 2004.

Taken at prime focus on a Celestron 9.25 (2350mm f/10).

mcoren wrote in post #19499256
Found this on my disk recently. Daytime occultation of Jupiter on November 9, 2004.

Taken at prime focus on a Celestron 9.25 (2350mm f/10).

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Excellent result.

Cheers

Dennis