Author Topic: [Theme] Show us your best moon (and solar system) images  (Read 178072 times)

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #510 on: February 21, 2020, 01:29:29 »
Nikon D40
Opteka Mirror lens, 500mm, f/6.3, 1/500s, ISO400
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Nikon D700, D300s, D7200, D40, Fuji X100, and a bag of old lenses.

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #511 on: March 04, 2020, 21:54:24 »
First attempt with the V1 clinging on to the 200-500. Room for improvement in my technique...will have to practice more.

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #512 on: March 04, 2020, 21:59:28 »

Very nice, is this a single frame capture? Must have been pretty good seeing?
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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #513 on: March 04, 2020, 22:04:07 »
Very nice, is this a single frame capture? Must have been pretty good seeing?

Yep, single shot at iso100, 1/60s, f/5.6, -2EV comp.
Had a minor minor blur issue which I remedied in PS.

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #514 on: March 05, 2020, 09:14:21 »
Very nice, is this a single frame capture? Must have been pretty good seeing?
+1
I will have to try again some day, as I have the same equipment  ;)
Never got such a nice result.

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #515 on: March 05, 2020, 20:55:07 »
Ok, had to give it another go, still the same set-up.

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #516 on: March 06, 2020, 08:52:20 »

I had an errand outside and looking at the moon I was thinking about making a capture. At -30°C I thought "Cold Moon" would be a suitable title. But you made the capture for me with the right cold tone. So I will leave it at that and remain warm inside, as I am sure your seeing is much better - another nice capture!
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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #517 on: March 06, 2020, 18:16:15 »
First attempt with the V1 clinging on to the 200-500. Room for improvement in my technique...will have to practice more.
Very nice image, I see V1 sensor is doing a very good job
Here is my try with Tamron 150-600 and D750 hand held
I used to get better results with D7200

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #518 on: March 29, 2020, 23:18:16 »
Nice clear weather tonight so had to go outside to tage a shot at the moon, (waxing crescent 22%).
V1 200-500 @500mm f5.6
Processed as B/W

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #519 on: April 07, 2020, 06:35:39 »
A clear warm night in Seattle after a few damp, cold days, combined with the near shut-down of air travel, so this is probably as good as the seeing ever gets here in the Jet city.  D810 300 mm f/4 with the 1.4 converter, f/8 ISO64.  Contrast-stretched a bit in Photoshop.  The 1600px image is a 100% crop.  Tomorrow is a full moon so I will have to see if I can find a park in walking distance with a nice view to the eastern horizon.

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #520 on: April 07, 2020, 17:56:23 »
Is it possible to circle in where the moon landings took place?
Any telescopes that can actual show the equipment they left on the moon?
It requires that they landed at the side on the moon which faces the earth….of course.
Probably very cold on the "dark side".

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #521 on: April 08, 2020, 04:08:11 »
Google this question - there are many images on the web with the Sea of Tranquillity and the landing spot highlighted.  Enjoy.

Is it possible to circle in where the moon landings took place?
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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #522 on: April 08, 2020, 09:14:25 »
Yes, I can see there are some…...like this:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/apollo-sites.html

…..but I had expected more detailed images. Hubble telescope or the large telescopes on earth can probably not do it better.

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #523 on: April 08, 2020, 12:40:58 »
Thanks MEPER, it was good to see these.

And fascinating to think that so many years afterwards, the tracks of the astronauts' footprints are still visible.

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Re: [Theme] Show us your best moon images
« Reply #524 on: April 08, 2020, 15:52:41 »
Yes and we can make a little competition and use the American flag (the stripes) on the moon as MTF resolution chart and see who has most resolving power in their Nikon equipment.
You would probably be surprised if I can show a clearly visible flag using my D5200 and AF-P 70-300 DX lens :-)
First I have to locate exactly where the flag is "planted". On some images a shadow of the flag is visible.