June 6/6/06 moon

[Kain]

I'm still getting the hang of this photography lark through a scope, I have just found the manual for the camera, and man, I ain't got the foggiest idea what half the stuff does!! It's so confusing! However I'm going to try (try being the operative word) to take a pic of M13 tonight...But I ain't holding my breath lol!!

Anyway heres a pic of the moon I just took, I had a fiddle on PS&, but I ain't got a clue what I'm doing with that either :P///In other words I'm totally clueless LOL

Not that great I know, but meh

Kain

[FLO]

What camera are you using Kain?

[Kain]

Ahh sorry, forgot to put that..

It's a Canon Powershort A70 and that was taken througha 20mm EP

Kain

[CELESCOPE]

Hi Kain ,ok this is how it would be , i think you just need more time on the focus, and also the exposure , try and keep it towards the dark side when taking the image , its easier to bring out the detail , that way , than coming back , i done my best to show the detail but it was very over expposed , hope that will give you some help ,

Rog

[Kain]

Thanks Rog

I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to astrophotography! If it were clouds...

Kain

[CELESCOPE]

just practice Kain , you should have seen my first images ehhehehehe , but it does take time , you will get there for sure , keep on the moon , its a good place to learn ,all good practice for focussing etc

Rog

[FLO]

The A70 is a nice camera,

If you set the exposure meter to Center-Weighted, the exposure mode to A and the aperture to f4 ....

You should see an improvement

[OXO]

Do you have a moon fiter too Kain? if so use Steves suggested settings and if you find its still over exposed use ya Moon filter, thats a cracking image from someone who knows next to nothing about astrophotography so i reakon you do know and it's a worthy image well done.

James

[MartinB]

I like that pic Kain, it's got loads of atmosphere. We've had a lot of haziness lately and this shows what the moon has been looking like half the time A whole lot better than my 1st image of the moon. You're on the right track for sure