Daylight Moon pics!

[ballaratdragons]

Thought I would play with the levels during daylight (5-6pm) capture of the Moon this afternoon.

I got some reasonable close-ups using an ED80 and the Toucam on a 9mm Plossl but I prefer these 2 below.

Pic 1: Copernicus area,
Pic 2: The Moon.

I love the colours that show up in daytime Lunar pics :thumbsup:

[Astroman]

nice shots ken.

[ballaratdragons]

Ta Andrew.

If you look at the large Moon pic it has a dark line around the limb.

Could be something like contrast artifact :shrug:

[spacezebra]

Very cool moon shots. I have been thinking about daylight shots - might have a go.

Cheers Petra

[Astroman]

Same sort of effect that happens with stars when processed. Too bad that program wont do the moon, I bet if your clever Mr Ken you could erase the black line :P

[ballaratdragons]

OK Andrew, you talked me into it. I'll take the pic into PaintShop and get rid of the Artifact.

Yep it is exactly the same as Star Black-eye! and no, I doubt if Loreal will get rid of it. It's a bit BIG! :lol:

Go for it Petra. You can get some amazing colours on the Lunar surface in the daylight. :thumbsup:

[leon]

Good one Ken, you sure are giving that To-Cam a flogging.

Hear is one i took of the Moon last month, during the day

Leon :thumbsup:

[ballaratdragons]

That is nice Leon!!!

Yours shows slight colouring in Mares Tranquillitatus and Serentitatus too :thumbsup:
The colours really show up the minerals.
Wish I could've got better focus today like yours Leon, but it was thin hazy cloud when I did them. :(

Here is mine with the Blackeye taken out.

[ballaratdragons]

These are 2 of the Close-ups I took. They are with the ED80 on EQ1, 9mm Plossl and Toucam Pro II.

You can see the cloud haze in our atmosphere more in these ones. :mad2:

[beren]

Fine shots ken , top presentation too :thumbsup:

[RB]

Very nice shots Ken (and Leon).

I love moon shots during the day.

[Adrian-H]

nice one :thumbsup:

[ving]

dont know if its some sort of daytime photo artifact but arent there some interesting colours in there! :)

[ballaratdragons]

Here David, have a look at these sites:

http://www.mikeoates.org/mas/projects/mooncolour/intro.htm

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020316.html

[ving]

intersting, thanks ken :)