Re: Need ideas on how to improve a moon picture

Martin Brown wrote: 
Barry L. Wallis wrote:

dylan wrote:

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One other thing is that a first quarter moon looks better and more ocntrasty. A full moon image tends to look washed out. 

Great idea. I'll try this at the next opportunity.

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get the image as large as possible, ie longer lens.


Sorry, my camera isn't an SLR so I am stuck with the lens I have.


That is the key to doing better. What you have already is not bad for an 80mm zoom lens.

Everything is a compromise. One of the requirements we had is that everything we need must be able to fit in a fanny pack. :-) Except for a few issues, I m quite happy with my camera.


Thanks for your tips, I appreciate it.


You could try afocal photography through a pair of binoculars or a small telescope. That will get you a fair improvement in the raw image size.

It is a pain to set up but with LCD preview it is quite possible. 

I'll have to see if I can borrow something.

Thanks for the tips, Martin.

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- Barry
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