Lunar Challenge!

[Mike Parr]

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Three Moons of Cornwall

Thanks for the tips Guys,
This is my first attempt at any night photography, this image was produced using my E500 with the 40-150mm lens, the longest i have, tripod mounted stood on a lonley hillside. This is composed from two images, the only two any good out of many taken.
Mike

[Mike Parr]

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Just a little later

[Goatsmilkuk]

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Canon 300d attached to an Orion Europa 150 telescope, shutter speeds between 1/60 and 1 second, ISO 100 up to 3200

[Mike Parr]

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Great series of images, I like the detail
Mike

[Stephen]

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Brilliant

[coupekid]

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Canon 300d attached to an Orion Europa 150 telescope, shutter speeds between 1/60 and 1 second, ISO 100 up to 3200

very nice!

what magnifacation was the telescope Stu?

[Goatsmilkuk]

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very nice!

what magnifacation was the telescope Stu?

So are yours mate, very good!

The scope is a 6" reflector, F5 and works out at 750mm, I did not use any eyepieces between the scope and camera I just attached it direct, I have used eyepieces before but would have been too close.
Link to scope http://www.orionoptics.co.uk/acatalo...pa_150_f5.html

There are a couple of shots taken with an eyepiece in my gallery for comparison if you want a look.

[coupekid]

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So are yours mate, very good!

The scope is a 6" reflector, F5 and works out at 750mm, I did not use any eyepieces between the scope and camera I just attached it direct, I have used eyepieces before but would have been too close.
Link to scope http://www.orionoptics.co.uk/acatalo...pa_150_f5.html

There are a couple of shots taken with an eyepiece in my gallery for comparison if you want a look.

WOW!
I really want one! haha.

Awesome shots there



This is amazing.

[Mike Parr]

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Not very serious I know

[coupekid]

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Not very serious I know

haha!
Brilliant!

By the way Mike, as your down in Cornwall, you dont suffer from much light pollution (you lucky so and so's!hehe) have you tried a long exposure with the focus on the pole star?

[Mike Parr]

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Bloomin eck I only just realized that my camera works in the dark after the results of last night Iill definately be trying more
Mike

p.s The moon is mine the shuttle I think belongs to NASA

[coupekid]

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Bloomin eck I only just realized that my camera works in the dark after the results of last night Iill definately be trying more
Mike

p.s The moon is mine the shuttle I think belongs to NASA

haha! well, give it a go, youll need to put it on 'bulb' mode (if yu have it) and do a VERY long exposure, you end up with long streaky circular stars,

[Mike Parr]

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I tried bulb mode last night but I could not get shutter release to fire by hand, got to find my manual...........mind you I cant read it in the dark.......A Bloke was stood next to me last night.........It was pitch black when he pulled up in his car behind me, we chatted while i took pictures. I thought he was a local taxi driver having a skive, turns out as I was leaving His taxi was the type with blue lights on......Im so blind I didnt know I was talking to a policeman for 20 odd minutes .......What chance have I got at phtography!

[Goatsmilkuk]

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Mike

If it's the same as my camera 300D with infra red remote, to fire the shutter the camera needs to be on timer mode. Took me a while to figure that out when I got the remote I thought the thing was broken.

I know it's not the same make but may be similar how it fires.

[Mike Parr]

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Last one I promise