1000d/maksutov 9/3/14

[nightfisher]

I managed to grab this single frame image this evening using the AZ4/150 pro mak and 1000d in prime focus.

This was taken @200 iso, 1/100 shutter, i think we have great potential here, im just getting to learn my way with 1000d

[JamesF]

That looks like an excellent shot for a single frame.

James

[nightfisher]

That looks like an excellent shot for a single frame.

James

Thanks James, a bit over exposed but still getting used to the canon, i feel its pretty good on focus, an area that tends to let me down

[Qualia]

Lovely image, Jules and thank you for putting this up.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice indeed

[happy-kat]

Another nice moon image, didn't the moon look great last night

[sologuitarist61]

Very nice image with some good detail - nice work!

[philj]

Nice one Jules the Mak plus 1000d combo is great for lunar

[Luke]

Very nice shot Jules, I really like that.

[Steve Ward]

Lovely shot Jules ... 

Exposure wise you'd be better aiming for an 'under-exposed' sub , a dark image can be tweaked upwards afterwards but a shot with overblown areas can't be reduced later ... once it's saturated it's too late.

Then rattle off a hundred or so and stack the best ones to really bring out the detail , JamesF did a great tutorial for Lunar stacking ... http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/184192-full-disc-lunar-imaging-with-a-dslr/?hl=%2Blunar+%2Bstacking#entry1937750

And if you rotate the camera 90 degrees tonight you'll just get the whole thing in frame ... 

[nightfisher]

Lovely shot Jules ... 

Exposure wise you'd be better aiming for an 'under-exposed' sub , a dark image can be tweaked upwards afterwards but a shot with overblown areas can't be reduced later ... once it's saturated it's too late.

Then rattle off a hundred or so and stack the best ones to really bring out the detail , JamesF did a great tutorial for Lunar stacking ... http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/184192-full-disc-lunar-imaging-with-a-dslr/?hl=%2Blunar+%2Bstacking#entry1937750

And if you rotate the camera 90 degrees tonight you'll just get the whole thing in frame ... 

cheers Steve, thanks for the tip of rotating camera, wont be able to stack unless on eq mount

[happy-kat]

I stack one drifts worth of images on my 1100d on dob mount