My first 3 (pathetic) attempts at the moon

[DAVPPK]

They were taken with a Celestron Astromaster 70AZ and a Canon A470 (!!)...not exactly pro kit LOL

Ill do better later on

I like the 1st one, it has a nice terminator and some detail is visible; the 2nd is OK, and it ISNT a full moon, there is a small terminator in the top right hand edge; the 3rd is like the first (taken on the same night) but there is a hell of a lot of glare, and no surface detail is visible but the terminator is clearly visible!

Hope you like them, and as I said, it isnt pro kit, so they're not so good !!

Please feel free to vote /10, for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

My favourite is the first; what's yours??

Hope to hear from you guys soon!!

David

PS this was taken my my ex-scope, I've upgraded now !!

MOON2.BMP

MOON3.BMP

[kev 102 42]

very good Dai ,you will be a professional before long just take yer time ,listen to the pros you will get there.........kev

[DAVPPK]

Any Comments anyone ??

[jgs001]

You've done well for a first go. Number 1 is my fave, it's a little overexposed, but you've got some good details there. The second looks a little out of focus, but the lack of surface contrast isn't going to be helping your camera sort that one out. 3 is burnt out, but you do have some nice details along the terminator. Keep at it, and they'll get better.

btw, I've moved the thread over to imaging.

[DAVPPK]

Where has this been moved to???

[DAVPPK]

OK, thanks jgs001

[DAVPPK]

Any comments guys fell free to post, whatever your views

[Beyond_Vision]

The first one is the best, focus and exposure look good. If your camera has a manual mode try taking a range of exposure times for each shot and keep the ISO setting to a minimum for bright objects like the Moon.

Regards

Kevin

[DAVPPK]

My camera is a point and shoot difìgital, so no exposure

[DAVPPK]

***digital***

[bish]

Not pathetic attempts at all! I think the first pic is the best - it's sharper than image 2 and better exposed than 3, nice details along the terminator.

[barkis]

Don't feed yourself negative comments. Considering the type of camera you have used, the results are reasomably good.

The moon can be a difficult subject because of it's differing phase and therefore illumination. One day you will get a a DSLR with a proper TMount to attach to your scope, and have more control over the situations

In the meantime you can keep practising with what you have.

Some good images have been achieved with P&S Cameras.

Ron.

[Jamie]

David,

These are a hundred times better than my first moon pics. At least you can recognise them as moon pics, mine were just large smudges.

Now all you need to do is go out and get some more images.

Practice make perfect (or there abouts).....

[DAVPPK]

Thanks guys for all your comments

[Herakles]

1st is my fav David . Did good w/ a P n S camera BTW .

There is also a hint of colour in the second one as well .

Keep going at it Bud.

[michaelmorris]

The A470 has the facility for exposure compensation +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments, so you should be able to reduce the exposure by two stops to help reduce/prevent burnt-out images.

[philsail1]

Good first shots David.

I have the Canon A570is. digicamera.

They are good little cameras for "Afocal" astro photography.

It's just a case of (like others have said) experimenting with different manual settings to get the most out of your camera.

I'm just a learner myself.

Stick at it - you will soon capture some great shots!

Best wishes,

philsail1

[mik]

Very nice lunar images well done David.

[Trull]

Don't be too hard on yourself!

You managed to get photos which is hard to start with, there are so many things to take care of - the camera,mount, scope, focussing, alignment... its a hard thing to do. Keep at it and great things will come!

Now that I've said this I'll start my own thread with my latest Moon shot so you can comment on it.

Clear Dark and Steady Skies

Trull

[Taff]

Weldone David' they are better than my first ones.Mark

[saturn5]

The first one is excellent for a first timer.Cracking detail,just a tad overexposed.

The last one is way overexposed but is still way better than my first ever effort which resembled the sun.A good start.

[yeti monster]

If you're stuck with a fixed shutter speed, perhaps try various filters over your scope aperture to bring down the incoming light, trial and error sort of stuff, but that's what a lot of photomography is really. Try red, green and blue, than use these individual shots as layers to create the contrast and light levels you want.