Oh, no, full moon again - now with 7D!

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited October 8, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
Full Moon Sunday October 4th 2009.

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Click on the image for the original.

Technicalities:
Canon EOS 7D,
100-400 @ 400 + TC 1.4,
manfrotto tripod in the lowest position,
Acratech V2 in "cymbal" position,
LiveVew, auto focus,
Aperture priority (f/9, 1/80s),
IR remote.

This post was made with the assistance of Star*Explorer
"May the f/stop be with you!"

Comments

  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited October 5, 2009
    Awesome. clap.gif
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2009
    Holy Smokes!!!!
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    Sure didn't look like that from my window last night.
    Liz A.
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2009
    Just gorgeous, Nik!! bowdown.gifbowbowdown.gif

    Virginia
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  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2009
    Very sweet shot! There's a bit of blue around the top, but still nice, crisp and always a beautiful subject!
    - Andrew

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited October 5, 2009
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2009
    Richard wrote:
    Awesome. clap.gif
    Thanks Richard! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2009
    lizzard_nyc wrote:
    Holy Smokes!!!!
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    Sure didn't look like that from my window last night.
    Thank you! iloveyou.gif
    Yeah, it takes a few pieces of optics and gear to get it like that! mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2009
    Flyinggina wrote:
    Just gorgeous, Nik!! bowdown.gifbowbowdown.gif

    Virginia
    Thank you Virginia! thumb.gif
    How about a shoot of a full moon with one the Notre-Dame gargoyles on the foreground? mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2009
    adbsgicom wrote:
    Very sweet shot! There's a bit of blue around the top, but still nice, crisp and always a beautiful subject!
    Thanks Andrew! thumb.gif
    I typically desaturate the moonshots, but this time decided to leave the colors "as is", so I got some CA up North:-( ne_nau.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2009
    kdog wrote:
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    Oh come on, man, you and your two TCs can beat me up any time:-)mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited October 5, 2009
    Nikolai wrote:
    Oh come on, man, you and your two TCs can beat me up any time:-)mwink.gif
    Size isn't everything you know. mwink.gif You got some really great definition and contrast there. nod.gif Besides, with that 18MP sensor of yours, you're getting closer to the size I get with stacked TCs, but you get better image quality by using just one. I may have to break down and get one of these stupid things just to keep up. rolleyes1.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2009
    kdog wrote:
    Size isn't everything you know. mwink.gif You got some really great definition and contrast there. nod.gif Besides, with that 18MP sensor of yours, you're getting closer to the size I get with stacked TCs, but you get better image quality by using just one. I may have to break down and get one of these stupid things just to keep up. rolleyes1.gif
    You do that! It's so nice to have matching batteries (along with other things:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • The Curious CamelThe Curious Camel Registered Users Posts: 943 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2009
    Very cool

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  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2009
    Hi Nik....That is really impressivebowdown.gifbowbowdown.gif azzaro
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2009
    Wow....that is the closest look I've seen of the moon -- awesome thumb.gif
    Mary
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  • SKnightSKnight Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited October 7, 2009
    You tend to see that blue in a telescope also.

    Awesome shot! It's rare to see that kind of detail if shot through a telescope!
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  • UmmmHowsThatUmmmHowsThat Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited October 7, 2009
    Unbelievable thumb.gif

    It's almost as if you roped it in to your bedroom window and took a picture of it then.
    -Bryan

  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    The Curious Camel wrote:
    Very cool

    g
    Thanks! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    Azzaro wrote:
    Hi Nik....That is really impressivebowdown.gifbowbowdown.gif azzaro
    Hey Gary, I bet you can do this every month in your haze clean AZ air! mwink.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    Dogdots wrote:
    Wow....that is the closest look I've seen of the moon -- awesome thumb.gif
    Thank you.. Not a telescope shot, but... you do with what you can:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    SKnight wrote:
    You tend to see that blue in a telescope also.

    Awesome shot! It's rare to see that kind of detail if shot through a telescope!
    Thank you! thumb.gif
    Is there any logical explanation of that bluish/greenish tint besides the optics-induced CA? headscratch.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    UmmmHowsThat wrote:
    Unbelievable thumb.gif

    It's almost as if you roped it in to your bedroom window and took a picture of it then.
    Well, with 400*1.4=640 and 1.6 crop factor it's very close to roping it in:-)
    Thank you! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • SKnightSKnight Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    Nikolai wrote:
    Thank you! thumb.gif
    Is there any logical explanation of that bluish/greenish tint besides the optics-induced CA? headscratch.gif
    It's caused by the reflected sunlight coming through our atmosphere, there's enough light concentrated on the edge to mimic direct sunlight, and starts taking a blue tint. At least that's what I was told by a lunar expert I used to know.

    While I believe that I also believe that our optics exaggerate it. You can't bend light without shifting it's colors.
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