My very first effort at moonage :)

[Zzapped]

I took a shot at this tonight, no idea what I was going to get as i have no real setup for this so i grabbed my camera, pushed the lens up against the eyepiece and snapped away and this was the result, manual focus and auto exp , its a bit blown out but , hey, its my first effort :)
http://web.aanet.com.au/~snyper/moon.jpg

[supernova1965]

I am only beginning to but if you have processing software you can drop the Brightness and or the Highlights to fix the white area. I think :thumbsup: Better that my first effort. I tried to do the above but couldn't get rid of the bright area. Do you have any filters on the full moon you need a moon filter. This was a quick attempt to get rid of the bright area unsuccessful but there it is

[mswhin63]

When the exposure level is too high on the snapshot it cannot be process down in brightness or contrast. Take a few shot and manually set a few exposure levels ISO etc. Take notes of the levels when you do so you can go back to them later a pick the best one for the future. Maybe a moon filter could be used as well. IR filter could give you better contrast as well.

Keep it up. Good focus as well.

[Matt Wastell]

Hey Steve - the exposure is too high as mentioned but there is some great detail in the image - keep at it and you will produce some really good images that you will be proud of. Super job.
What scope and camera did you use?

[Zzapped]

Yaeh, i know it is over exposed but i was really just testing to see what i could capture hand held, once my camera mount arrives ill have some much better results, I am using a Pentax K200D to capture so im confident of some much better detailed shots once I can get the mount sorted out, it was a bit hard holding it steady after a couple of glasses of red last night :)

Cheers

Z

[jjjnettie]

The image has loads of potential!!
Try dropping down to ISO100 and exposure time around about 180th sec. (these are approx. settings, lengthen or shorten your exposure to suit)

[telecasterguru]

Steve,

Keep at it. The moon is a great first target to experiment with.

Frank