· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums 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] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar General Astronomy >> Beginners Forum Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Skooter member Reged: 08/30/12 Loc: middle TN first moon pictures       #5434045 - 09/22/12 08:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   "Pictures" plural, as in...hope to shoot and post more tonight when conditions are better. Very basic, single shot, T2i, prime focus through the C8. Minimal post processing, mainly color temp adjustment to eliminate pinkish tone around the bright upper portion. Don't know why focus isn't as good in the north/south as in the middle, perhaps a newb thing easily correctible? Even in the middle, focus isn't as nice as I would have liked. Untitled by skooterpics, on Flickr Post Extras:       star drop Snowed In Reged: 02/02/08 Loc: Snow Plop, WNY Re: first moon pictures [Re: Skooter]       #5434053 - 09/22/12 09:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent image! Post Extras:       Maverick199 Postmaster Reged: 02/27/11 Loc: India Re: first moon pictures [Re: star drop]       #5434058 - 09/22/12 09:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Really nice image! Try with Barlow next time and stitch several images. Post Extras:       REC Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/20/10 Loc: NC Re: first moon pictures [Re: Maverick199]       #5434114 - 09/22/12 09:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good first shot and nicely framed. Try again tonight and you may get the Lunar "X" feature. Try right after it gets dark. Bob Post Extras:       maltydog member Reged: 09/13/12 Re: first moon pictures [Re: REC]       #5434127 - 09/22/12 10:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   very good shot. enlarge it and frame it. we are our own harshest critic. gw Post Extras:       howard929 Member Reged: 01/02/11 Loc: Low End of High Ground Re: first moon pictures [Re: Skooter]       #5434152 - 09/22/12 10:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Oh Wow is what I just said out loud. THAT is a nice photo. Post Extras:       rocketsteve sage Reged: 04/17/11 Loc: Southeast Louisiana Re: first moon pictures [Re: Skooter]       #5434159 - 09/22/12 10:35 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice moon shot. Because atmospheric turbulence can mess with image quality, I like to take multiple shots (5 to 10) of the same subject. The severity of the turbulence determines the number of shots. I download all of them to my desktop, process the best of the bunch and delete the rest. Hopefully, I will capture at least one image when the air is steady. The thing I like about digital cameras is that you can snap the shutter till your heart's content, erase what you don't want, and start again. Post Extras:       Skooter member Reged: 08/30/12 Loc: middle TN Re: first moon pictures [Re: rocketsteve]       #5434200 - 09/22/12 10:55 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, you guys are too generous. Bob, what is the X you mentioned? In the book Turn Left at Orion, there's a picture of Rima Triesnecker that looks like an X and should be visible tonight. Is that it? Post Extras:       IcecreamLtDan member Reged: 06/21/12 Loc: Jacksonville, N.C. Re: first moon pictures [Re: Skooter]       #5434210 - 09/22/12 11:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   http://www.astropix.com/HTML/SHOW_DIG/Lunar_X.HTM Post Extras:       newtoskies Pooh-Bah Reged: 07/15/12 Loc: SE Ma. Re: first moon pictures [Re: IcecreamLtDan]       #5434250 - 09/22/12 11:25 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WOW..that is one fantastic image. I think it looks great, especially for a first pic of the moon. It's a hell of a lot better than mine. Rob Post Extras:       mgmike member Reged: 09/19/12 Loc: West Sussex, UK Re: first moon pictures [Re: newtoskies]       #5434255 - 09/22/12 11:28 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice image Skooter good job Post Extras:       salientbunny member Reged: 06/13/12 Loc: Southeast Georgia, US Re: first moon pictures [Re: mgmike]       #5434493 - 09/22/12 01:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   very nice pic there, thanks for sharing. Post Extras:       Greyhaven scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 05/11/04 Loc: Greater downtown Maine Re: first moon pictures [Re: Skooter]       #5434508 - 09/22/12 01:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You should be very happy with that shot. The nice thing about shooting the moon is you don't have to shoot and stack multiple images to get very pleasing photos. I'm going to try to get a shot of the Werner X tonight I caught it with my 1st afocal shot about 10 years ago. I was so surprised when over looking the shots I took that night. I think it was the first shot I posted on the lunar forum and was taught about it by the gentle folks that inhabit that forum. Be Well and good luck tonight Grey Post Extras:       REC Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/20/10 Loc: NC Re: first moon pictures [Re: Greyhaven]       #5434517 - 09/22/12 02:02 PM Attachment (10 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is what it looked like through my 8" SCT at prime focus earlier this spring. It was the first time I ever saw it and it was by chance that I caught it that night. Bob Post Extras:       SteveNH professor emeritus Reged: 07/10/11 Loc: Millbrae, CA Re: first moon pictures [Re: Skooter]       #5434587 - 09/22/12 02:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Skooter - excellent first shot! Post Extras:       JohnRW member Reged: 09/02/12 Loc: Oakland, California Re: first moon pictures [Re: SteveNH]       #5434708 - 09/22/12 04:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I can only hope that my first pictures are so good! Post Extras:       Skooter member Reged: 08/30/12 Loc: middle TN Re: first moon pictures [Re: JohnRW]       #5434734 - 09/22/12 04:31 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Oh, there's the X. Been fretting about lack of dark skies, but geez there's enough detail on the moon to keep one busy for years! Post Extras:       AdirondackAstro sage Reged: 06/06/11 Loc: Plattsburgh, NY Re: first moon pictures [Re: Skooter]       #5434736 - 09/22/12 04:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent first moon images. Keep up the great work!! Wish my first moon images came out half as good as these. Post Extras:       Skooter member Reged: 08/30/12 Loc: middle TN Re: first moon pictures [Re: AdirondackAstro]       #5435654 - 09/23/12 08:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Some from last night. Really need to look into some stacking/blending software. Air was visibly turbulent and had to shoot MANY exposures to end up with three semi-decent ones. Tele-extender w/25mm Celestron SMA and 15mm Meade Super Plossl eyepieces. Untitled by skooterpics, on Flickr Edited by Skooter (09/23/12 10:24 AM) Post Extras:       Skooter member Reged: 08/30/12 Loc: middle TN Re: first moon pictures [Re: Skooter]       #5435656 - 09/23/12 08:42 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   southern highlands by skooterpics, on Flickr Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 16 registered and 22 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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