Setting Moon

[cactus]

Hi,
took a lot of shots of the moon late last night using my new ED80 on a very wobbly stand - I know, I'm saving up for a goto - any suggestions? (or maybe I should ask that in equipment discussion)
Anyway, this is one of my favourites.
Canon 350D/ED80
ISO 400
6 sec exposure
Shot has only been cropped, no processing.

Cheers,
Michael

[Rigel003]

Great shot! Wish I had a horizon like that.

[RB]

Michael what an awesome shot.
Even got the earthshine.

Love it.

Well done.

[Omaroo]

Beautiful result. I haven't seen a shot like this before - almost waiting for the tumbleweeds rolling across the screen...

[ballaratdragons]

Michael, what do you call a wobbly stand?

I use my ED80 on an EQ1 (some people shudder) and track with the little battery powered motor box (more people shudder). The EQ1 and motor box is a total of $170!!! I am happy with the results from this set-up so far.

For such a despised set-up for astrophotography I am getting fairly good results.

See here for an example: http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=12923

Oh, and I love your Moonset Pic :thumbsup:

[cactus]

[quote=ballaratdragons]Michael, what do you call a wobbly stand?

A wobbly stand is my el cheapo camera stand, it can support the weight of the ED80 but little else.:)

Thanks for the replies.

[Dujon]

A lovely image, Michael.

I like the fact that you managed to catch the 'lower' cusp as it was just about to disappear.

By the way - is that cloud or a bank of fog that is obscuring the moon?

[cactus]

Thanks John, it's cloud, I'm really glad it was there as it adds a nice atmos. to the photo.