Will the moon damage my camera sensor.

[KmH]

haha KmH why do you know something like that. Cool fact though.

My interest in photography was fomented by my interest in astronomy.

 

[unpopular]

Don't want to detrail the thread, but last night flying home, I noticed the sun setting on one side of the plane and the moon on the other. It was a lovely moon at that level, and Oh , what i would have done for a camera at that time! I would have been parallel to the moon and wouldn't have taken a long lens to fill the frame. Oh, well , another shot just for the heart.

It always strikes me as odd when people talk about this. This is a pretty normal occurance where I live, and was even more common in casper, WY at 5500 feet. Why does this happen? The moon would often be visible mid afternoon, too.

Anyway. My advice - spot meter off the moon and provide three stop's greater exposure. If the meter reads F:8 125, set it to F:8 1/15.

 

[480sparky68 67]

It always strikes me as odd when people talk about this. This is a pretty normal occurance where I live, and was even more common in casper, WY at 5500 feet. Why does this happen? The moon would often be visible mid afternoon, too.
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In reality, it happens everywhere during a full moon. As the sun sets, the moon is rising. Casper Wyoming hold no special place in the heart of celestial mechanics.

 

[480sparky68 67]

haha KmH why do you know something like that. Cool fact though.

My interest in photography was fomented by my interest in astronomy.

Is the Ashton Observatory still there?

 

[mangtarn]

how about center weighted metering? would that help?

 

[ann]

I know, but to see that moon 30,000 feet (or what ever) above the earth was very cool.

Dan Burkholder has a pano with the sun going down on one side and the moon coming up on the other. (Not PS. just being in the right place at the right time)

 

[unpopular]

It always strikes me as odd when people talk about this. This is a pretty normal occurance where I live, and was even more common in casper, WY at 5500 feet. Why does this happen? The moon would often be visible mid afternoon, too.
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In reality, it happens everywhere during a full moon. As the sun sets, the moon is rising. Casper Wyoming hold no special place in the heart of celestial mechanics.

HAHA! How stupid do you think I am!!!

What I meant was why don't I ever see it at lower elevations? Is it just atmosphere?

 

[480sparky68 67]

HAHA! How stupid do you think I am!!!

What I meant was why don't I ever see it at lower elevations? Is it just atmosphere?

"Lower elevations" usually means more trees, buildings etc. to block the view.

 

[KmH]

I see it here in Iowa, at about 1000 feet elevation, evey 28 days.

The Moon is visible some mornings too as just a sliver, and just like I mentioned above, will be visible again in the same part of the sky 28 days.

You can see the moon at mid-day too, once every 28 days.

The moon and the stars have 2 time periods. One cause by the Earth's rotation on it's axis measured relative to the stars (sidereal time - Sidereal time - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), and the other caused by Earth's revolution around the Sun (solar time - Solar time - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).

 

[TCD photography]

Quick question, but why not get closer to the moon?

 

[480sparky68 67]

Quick question, but why not get closer to the moon?

Wait until 23 Nov..... it will be 32647.46381 miles closer.

 

[TCD photography]

:greenpbl:

 

[unpopular]

HAHA! How stupid do you think I am!!!

What I meant was why don't I ever see it at lower elevations? Is it just atmosphere?

"Lower elevations" usually means more trees, buildings etc. to block the view.

Move ya dern horse! I can't see the moon!!

Ok then, I think the real reason is because I remember this vividly from being a little kid on the playground, I prob just didn't pay attention to it when I was older and living on the east coast and just figured it was something unique to where I was.

 

[enzodm]

how about center weighted metering? would that help?

no need to worry about metering: go manual, and be careful about focus. Just start from some of the values read here (except the OP ones: the moon moves, you have to freeze it with fast shutter times), and then adjust according to results, not to meter. The moon is moving but not so fast to have to be in a hurry.

ISO400, 1/60s, f/13 (approximately, old 400mm+2x teleconverter):


Mid afternoon, ISO100, 1/400, f/8:

 

[biggoron]

i took this pic of the moon the other night. this isnt direct from my computer so its not as clear a shot. fb - iphone- photobucket etc...

gotta use daylight like settings to see the surface

edit: that looks so bad. i wish i was at home to upload the original off the camera