Earthshine this evening

ChrisM · #1 23-05-2012, 10:01 PM

Here's a hand-held pic of the crescent moon tonight, exposed to highlight the Earthshine. The Moon was about to set behind our trees and I couldn't find the tripod adaptor, so just rested the camera up against the side of the observatory.

Nikon D7000
ISO 1000
1 sec
f/2.8
fl = 200 mm
manual focus
matrix metering - exposure comp +0.7
No processing - just converted from RAW to small jpg.

Chris

Deeno · #2 24-05-2012, 07:42 AM

Pretty cool!

iceman (Mike) · #3 24-05-2012, 07:48 AM

It sure was a beautiful sight.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #4 24-05-2012, 11:06 AM

What a great shot for hand held.

Liz · #5 24-05-2012, 11:27 AM

Wow, a beautiful image!!

ChrisM · #6 24-05-2012, 09:45 PM

Thanks all - and I found the adaptor buried in the camera bag.

I might try a pic through the 5" refractor next new moon to see if I can capture some more detail.
Chris