Mooning!

PlasticSpanner · Jul 5, 2005

I think this is the best I can get with the equipment I have without connecting to a telescope. (or buying a large mirror lens!)

Taken with a Praktica BC1 with 210mm Zoom + 2X converter at F4.5 & 1/60 sec on tripod a couple of nights ago.

If you also have images of the recent moon please feel free to post in this thread! There should be quite a few a lot better than mine! :lol:

Skipster · Jul 5, 2005

Taken with a Nikon N80, 300mm zoom, auto-exposure bracketing. Rested camera on side of building while shooting.

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Same image cropped...

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laudrup · Jul 5, 2005

That's a nice shot! There is quite a lot of space (pardon the pun) to the right of the moon so a little crop might be good, but other than that it's a really good shot! Half in darkness half light it works well!

PlasticSpanner · Jul 5, 2005

There's a very faint Earthshine on the right side of the moon so I didn't want to crop it too close. You can just about make out the dull outline of the full moon which is very faintly lit by the Earth.