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
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 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
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.
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?
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
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)
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
