Full Moon with the 350D - practise part 2

[Rob_K]

Originally Posted by iceman

It's a shame about the scale Rob, but as you say a composite/montage will still look nice if you take enough shots at regular intervals.

The focus looks a little soft - probably some PP sharpening would help a bit.

Yeah, thanks Mike. Didn't apply any processing, just getting an idea of what sort of data I can get. Not much, but there are lots of examples of composites/montages around the web that suit this scale and even less, so I'll be more than happy with that. Of course, the clouds have to stay away too!

Cheers -

[MortonH]

LAst night I tried hand-holding my Canon EOS10D to the eyepiece (35mm Panoptic) to compare the results of my Powershot on steadypix. Using ISO400 and a 17-40mm zoom lens (at 40mm) the results were much cleaner than the POwershot, but suffered from camera shake due to the unnatural holding position. I think that puting the camera on a tripod and adjusting it to the eyepiece may be the way to go. It will be fiddly, but there will be enough time to keep trying until I get it right.

My other alternative is to try prime focus through the Megrez 90 (if it ever gets here) but my TeleVue mount may not be sturdy enough for the scope and a heavy DSLR. Mirror lockup woud certainly be required I imagine.

Morton

[Outbackmanyep]

Im just gonna go to wherever its clear!

I'll watch the weather satellite images and then do the dash if need be!

Hopefully i'll be able to set up at home or the sports oval if it stays clear!
I plan to image prime focus with the Digital SLR @ f/6.3 or f/10, depending on how it fits in the field of view with the radial guider attached as the other adaptor i have won't quite fit the f/10 shots in the FOV.
Might even image with the 300mm lens on my Minolta AF 35mm camera too on piggyback....

[sheeny (Al)]

Originally Posted by sheeny

This is my biggest problem now - choosing the right site.

It's hard to find a good view of the eastern horizon with an interesting foreground. If it was in the west I'd set!

Al.

I think I've found a suitable site! Since I don't need a dark sky I'm going to head down to "The Common" in town... trees, lake, gazebo... should be able to frame a nice shot there!

Al.