Moon Shots 11/07/2009

[firemouth]

Recent Moon threads inspired me to try some A-focal Moon shots with my Sony A-200.

These are the best shots I have taken so far! Each one is a single exposure, No stacking. Each shot is also at ISO 100. I have not gotten that deep into this. Baby steps....

1.
Exposure time 1/13 sec....



2.
Exposure time 1/13 sec again....


3.
Exposure time 1/8 sec...


4.
Exposure time 1/8 sec again....


5.
Exposure time 1/13 sec...


I should of tried the Moon Filter to increase details by having a longer exposure time. I will try it out next time.

6.
Here is a pic of my last best Moon shot through a 20mm eyepiece.....


Which one is your favorite?
Mine is #3
 

[Philip Pugh]

Good start but I'm afraid you've got the dreaded dust specks (one of the worst enemies of lunar imaging). Although your contrast between light and dark areas is very good, I can see some color fringes that are best deal with by an image processing program.

Much better than my first effort.