Yet another moon shot...

[lsisaxon]

D90, ISO400, 1/15s, Celestron Nexstar 5 (1250mm f/10). It was slightly cloudy but it gives a nice soft effect. ;p

 

[mdzmr]

Nice even though it look soft but still can manage to see the craters.
Any close shot on the craters?

Mine really sucks man. blurr
Using Celestron 90Mak @ 1200mm Iso200

uncropped

 

[TroyP]

lsisaxon, yours looks really good, even with the slow shutter.

mdzmr, not really sure what you did wrong there, looks close to my best shot with 105mm.

 

[OlyFlyer]

lsisaxon, looks really good but the slow shutter causes overexposure and the glow around the Moon. It may be the humidity in the air also contributed to the glow, but I think you should have had a bit faster speed.

Mdzmr, there is no EXIF, but my guess is too much camera and hand shake in combination with overexposure. The Moon is a sunny spot and is best taken under full manual control. 1/250s, f/8-11, Sunny day WB and at lest 200mm lens is a must to get good results.

 

[mdzmr]

lsisaxon, looks really good but the slow shutter causes overexposure and the glow around the Moon. It may be the humidity in the air also contributed to the glow, but I think you should have had a bit faster speed.

Mdzmr, there is no EXIF, but my guess is too much camera and hand shake in combination with overexposure. The Moon is a sunny spot and is best taken under full manual control. 1/250s, f/8-11, Sunny day WB and at lest 200mm lens is a must to get good results.

Olyflyer, I use Spotting Scope Celestron C90 Maksutov Cassegrain 1200mm focal range mounted on Sony A100.
Thanks for ur comments. Will try another attempt during the half moon.

 

[OlyFlyer]

Olyflyer, I use Spotting Scope Celestron C90 Maksutov Cassegrain 1200mm focal range mounted on Sony A100.

Ooops, I missed that part. I envy you for the lens.

Thanks for ur comments. Will try another attempt during the half moon.

It can also be that the day you tried was a bit too foggy or humid. Another thing which came to my mind is mirror lock to stabilize the camera. I think that is very important with the focal length. I'd set at least a 5 second self timer (or use a wire) to trigger the camera and set the mirror lock as well to make sure there is no shake when the shutter opens.

Good luck next time.

 

[mdzmr]

Ooops, I missed that part. I envy you for the lens.
It can also be that the day you tried was a bit too foggy or humid. Another thing which came to my mind is mirror lock to stabilize the camera. I think that is very important with the focal length. I'd set at least a 5 second self timer (or use a wire) to trigger the camera and set the mirror lock as well to make sure there is no shake when the shutter opens.

Good luck next time.

Thanks. I suspect is the mirror slap which cause the vibration.
Why I never think of that mirror lock. Thanks again.