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renormalised
22-08-2009, 08:42 PM
Took this around 7pm tonight, after most of the twilight had gone...

Not too bad for a little handheld...

Canon Powershot A460 (5MP) on tripod
f5.8 21.6mm
ISO400 with 1" shutter
Barely touched up in the GIMP

Little grainy due to jpeg compression (original pic is 216KB)

Plenty of Earthshine....just make out the mare.
Lumen Miner
22-08-2009, 08:47 PM
Oh!! Nice image!!

They are back burning around me at the moment... So i'm cruzin' the forum tonight ;)
DavidU
22-08-2009, 08:49 PM
I like that !
mithrandir
22-08-2009, 08:59 PM
Around Castle Hill too. And it's been raining.

20A lab power supply wet before I could get it inside.
Dennis
22-08-2009, 10:31 PM
Hi Carl

Yes – very nice indeed, an excellent photo showing the beauty of Earthshine. Is that Saturn at lower right?

Cheers

Dennis
renormalised
22-08-2009, 10:36 PM
It might be, Dennis. Not sure yet, but I'll run Starry Night and see what I get for my location.
Lumen Miner
22-08-2009, 10:42 PM
Clouds are clearing now though, I think some smoke is still hanging around.
renormalised
22-08-2009, 10:43 PM
Dennis, just checked Starry Night. I'm not 100% confident but it probably is Saturn.
DavidU
22-08-2009, 11:00 PM
Saturn for sure