Tonights moon with the 350D

[iceman]

Yes! I used my 350D to take an astrophoto through the telescope :) See mojo, I can do it :)

I used my upmarket 32mm GSO plossl and the 350D mounted on a tripod to take some pictures afocally. The moon was only about 25-30° altitude, and the seeing was terrible. So out of the many shots I took, only a few of them have the whole field of view sharp. It just so happens though, here's one of them.

350D + 18-55mm lens @ 31mm f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/320s exposure.

Processing included sharpening and levels/contrast adjustment in photoshop.

I have a few others through the 14mm Meade UWA and 4.7mm Meade UWA, but I haven't seen if there's anything worth salvaging yet.

Comments welcome.

[davidpretorius]

nice to see it the right way up unlike the other recent moon shot from an unnamed moderator :)

lovely mike. those canons are great!

[cjmarsh81]

Very nice indeed. :thumbsup:

[beren]

:) Very nice , check out those ejecta markings

[acropolite]

Nice scale and detail Mike :thumbsup:

[[1ponders]]

Crispy sharp Mike :thumbsup:

Uhh Mr DP What direction does the sun go down???? :confuse3: :D :P

[gaa_ian]

Great shot Mike, reminds me of the viewing last night with Astrosouths Dob & 31mm Nagler :eyepop:
i think the image is still burnt into my retina :scared:

[danielsun]

Very nice shot Mike!!
And i know what you mean by taking afocal shots, it's hard to get a full crisp image, but this one's perfect!!!!

[mojo]

:D :thumbsup:

[Dennis]

Ouch - that is sooooo sharp, that I cut myself! Great job Mike.

Cheers

Dennis

[iceman]

Thanks for the comments, guys.. I might try printing out the full res version - might look nice in a frame.

[Striker]

Like usual your works is fantastic Mike.

I still dont believe you have a DOB...I'm sure the DOB is just cardboard cut out you show us once in a while.

DP...hahahaha stick it up them.

But I do like Pauls better.....easier on the eye.

[davidpretorius]

what's a sun???

i am so used to the nights now and lack of sleep that i do not see the sun anymore. Actually when us reflector boys meet each other, it is a case of stand on our heads and face back the front and try and shake hands!

[ving]

crisper than a pack of chips!
sharper than my wit!
well done mike! :)