Shooting the moon

[eh6]

Thats awesome.

 

[eh6]

I'm using a Nikkor 55-200mm DX AF-S 1:4-5.6G ED (I don't know what anything past mm means... just reading it off the lens).

 

[harri manni]

Here's a few I just took, Sigma 70-300 APO and 2X extender:



With slight tint:



100% crop:

 

[Brooks P]

That is a great capture. Unfortunately, where I live the flight path is such that there is little chance most of the time that a plane will fly in front of the moon, making that kind of capture really remote. I did a couple of years ago get a afternoon shot with the moon and a high-flying liner that was leaving contrails and I'm pretty happy with that shot.

Again, congratulations on a fine capture.
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Brooks
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[Brooks P]

I'm using a Nikkor 55-200mm DX AF-S 1:4-5.6G ED (I don't know what
anything past mm means... just reading it off the lens).

DX indicates that the lens is built for the smaller APS-C sensors and not for use on FX (Full Frame or the same size as 35mm film) sensors. Using this type of lens on an FX sensor or 35mm film will likely result in increased vignetting.

AF-S indicates that the lens contains an internal motor used for focusing. Some models like the D40/40X/60 do not hav a focusing motor in the camera body and rely entirely on lenses with AF-S motors for auto focusing.

1:4-5.6 refers to the widest aperture obtainable with this lens. At is shortest focal length (55mm) the aperture can be opened to F/4 and at the 200mm focal length the aperture can only be opened to F/5.6. Focal lengths in between the two extremes will have their own limit between F4 and F/5.6.

G indicates that this is a G lens, it does not have an aperture ring, it does supply the camera with distance information (the same as a D lens) for use in the iTTL flash system.

ED signifies that there is at least one Extra-low Dispersion element within the lens to control chromatic aberration (often called purple fringing). For the 18-200 the specs say, "Two Extra-low Dispersion (ED) glass and three aspherical lens elements minimize chromatic aberration, astigmatism and other forms of distortion, while ensuring high resolution and contrast."

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Brooks
http://bmiddleton.smugmug.com/

 

[eh6]

I snapped this one a few hours ago. It was actually pretty light out... though you can't tell because the shutter was pretty fast, I guess.

Didn't have time to connect the cam and tripod (though I had to stand up to get an unobstructed view over the trees and bushes anyways so probably couldn't use it)... so it was a "hand held" shot.



Also could someone confirm this is the thing I need (the only thing?) to connect the d60 to my telescope?

http://www.digitalfotoclub.com/product/product.asp?id=522000117#Description

 

[chosen1]

thank you brooks...is this it here...if so its an excellent capture as well !

That is a great capture. Unfortunately, where I live the flight path
is such that there is little chance most of the time that a plane
will fly in front of the moon, making that kind of capture really
remote. I did a couple of years ago get a afternoon shot with the
moon and a high-flying liner that was leaving contrails and I'm
pretty happy with that shot.

Again, congratulations on a fine capture.
--
Brooks
http://bmiddleton.smugmug.com/

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[chosen1]

very nice...great improvement !

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[phlyfisher]

Hi eh6, you've made good progress since your first attempt. In terms of adapting your D60 with a telescope mount, you may want to contact a local astronomy club, they might have some information/recommendations. I hope you'll post some results.

I shot some moon pictures with my D60 and 70-300vr and it was a good lesson in several ways: use of a tripod, exposure, use of remote shutter release (I can work through the menu in the dark now !) , and auto focus lens behavior (not as consistant as I thought, several "in focus" exposure are sometimes required before the lens actually finds the best focus).

For a very detailed photo of the moon, you might want to check out this site. The file may take a while to load (20 sec on my computer with dsl).

http://objectstyle.org/astronominsk/Moon/Moon2008/Moon_20080725_en.htm

 

[Brooks P]

It is pretty heavily cropped to avoid a frame that was about 90% blue. To this day I don't know why the plane was overhead or why it was headed in the direction it was going; the normal fligh path is south of us and that plane is headed almost due south, and the airport is south and west of us. Oh well it was there and I just happen to have had my camera, trying to shoot a Hummingbird IIRC.
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Brooks
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[Jaims]

n/t

 

[eh6]

This is my desktop right now. Took it a few weeks ago:

 

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definitely better than your first attempt. it looks a bit underexposed to me. maybe a slightly longer shutter speed would do.