Widefield Moon 20/10/07

[mik]

Tonights Moon

WO Zenithstar ZS66 semi apo swan 20mm

Handheld Nikon coolpix 5400 asa100..1/125 sec..f2.8

a tad overexposed but just an experiment with the camera.

Mick.

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[steppenwolf]

Well, the experiment worked!

[mik]

Thats better proper exposure 1/250...f3.2

Mick.

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[AndyM]

Thats nice Mick. 8)

One of my first (and best) shots of the moon was taken with a compact camera handheld at the eyepiece. In fact its the only one of my astro images that my wife framed and put on the wall.

Andy.