· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 EdmontonAB sage Reged: 04/30/08 Posts: 433 Loc: Sooke, British Columbia, Canad... How much does the moon affects dark skies?       #3419051 - 10/29/09 08:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I normally take pictures from fairly dark skies with a Bortle scale of 4-4.5. I can go out to a dark location that would be close to a 2. My question is at what point is it useless to go. If the moon is at a quarter should I just image from home? I know the spectrum of street lights and the moon are not the same, but I just don't know if there is a difference when imaging. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks, -------------------- Steve AT8RC Equinox 80ED Pro f/6.2 Refractor HEQ 5 Pro with SyncScan KWIQ Autoguider Stock Canon XTI Astro Tech field flattner CLS Clip in filter (for sale) Bahtinov Mask see my other attempts at: www.flickr.com/photos/above_the_horizon/ Post Extras:       waassaabee Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/26/07 Posts: 2692 Loc: Central California Coast Re: How much does the moon affects dark skies? [Re: EdmontonAB]       #3419220 - 10/29/09 09:57 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I would ask, how much trouble is it to get to the dark sky? If you can avoid the man made glow it should help your image. The moon will still be a problem, but you can shoot clusters all night long! Longer exposures wash out, but you should be able to collect some nice data at shorter durations. -------------------- Gary 34N 120W -My kingdom for blue squares!- WO Megrez 90FD/TV 0.8x FR/FF AT8RC mini Borg 50/Q-Guide/PHD CGEM Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader mod - o.o My Friend Flickr Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 18 registered and 9 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Charlie Hein, knuklhdastnmr  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 96 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space Exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements CN Forums Home

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