Daylight Moon pics!

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #1 02-10-2006, 09:30 PM

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

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #2 02-10-2006, 09:33 PM

nice shots ken.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #3 02-10-2006, 09:47 PM

Ta Andrew.

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

Could be something like contrast artifact

spacezebra (Petra) · #4 02-10-2006, 09:51 PM

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

Cheers Petra

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #5 02-10-2006, 09:52 PM

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

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #6 02-10-2006, 10:03 PM

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!

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

leon · #7 02-10-2006, 10:21 PM

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

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #8 02-10-2006, 10:30 PM

That is nice Leon!!!

Yours shows slight colouring in Mares Tranquillitatus and Serentitatus too

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 (Ken) · #9 02-10-2006, 10:41 PM

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.

beren · #10 02-10-2006, 11:07 PM

Fine shots ken , top presentation too

RB (Andrew) · #11 02-10-2006, 11:40 PM

Very nice shots Ken (and Leon).

I love moon shots during the day.

Adrian-H · #12 03-10-2006, 01:04 AM

nice one

ving (David) · #13 03-10-2006, 01:13 PM

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

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #14 03-10-2006, 05:01 PM

Here David, have a look at these sites:

http://www.mikeoates.org/mas/project...lour/intro.htm

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

ving (David) · #15 03-10-2006, 08:20 PM

intersting, thanks ken