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Nikolai
Oct-04-2009, 10:31 PM
Full Moon Sunday October 4th 2009.

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/670636142_7X834-X2.jpg (http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/670636142_7X834-O.jpg)

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 (http://www.starexplorer.com)
Richard
Oct-05-2009, 04:23 AM
Awesome. :clap
lizzard_nyc
Oct-05-2009, 06:03 AM
Holy Smokes!!!!
:clap
Sure didn't look like that from my window last night.
Flyinggina
Oct-05-2009, 07:35 AM
Just gorgeous, Nik!! :bow:bow:bow

Virginia
adbsgicom
Oct-05-2009, 07:42 AM
Very sweet shot! There's a bit of blue around the top, but still nice, crisp and always a beautiful subject!
kdog
Oct-05-2009, 09:25 AM
:huh
Nikolai
Oct-05-2009, 11:40 AM
Awesome. :clapThanks Richard! :thumb
Nikolai
Oct-05-2009, 11:41 AM
Holy Smokes!!!!
:clap
Sure didn't look like that from my window last night.
Thank you! :lust
Yeah, it takes a few pieces of optics and gear to get it like that! :wink
Nikolai
Oct-05-2009, 11:42 AM
Just gorgeous, Nik!! :bow:bow:bow

Virginia
Thank you Virginia! :thumb
How about a shoot of a full moon with one the Notre-Dame gargoyles on the foreground? :wink
Nikolai
Oct-05-2009, 11:44 AM
Very sweet shot! There's a bit of blue around the top, but still nice, crisp and always a beautiful subject!
Thanks Andrew! :thumb
I typically desaturate the moonshots, but this time decided to leave the colors "as is", so I got some CA up North:-( :dunno
Nikolai
Oct-05-2009, 11:45 AM
:huhOh come on, man, you and your two TCs can beat me up any time:-):wink
kdog
Oct-05-2009, 12:33 PM
Oh come on, man, you and your two TCs can beat me up any time:-):wink
Size isn't everything you know. :wink You got some really great definition and contrast there. :nod 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. :rofl
Nikolai
Oct-06-2009, 07:37 PM
Size isn't everything you know. :wink You got some really great definition and contrast there. :nod 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. :roflYou do that! It's so nice to have matching batteries (along with other things:-)
The Curious Camel
Oct-07-2009, 11:22 AM
Very cool

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Azzaro
Oct-07-2009, 04:10 PM
Hi Nik....That is really impressive:bow:bow:bow azzaro
Dogdots
Oct-07-2009, 07:16 PM
Wow....that is the closest look I've seen of the moon -- awesome :thumb
SKnight
Oct-07-2009, 07:31 PM
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!
UmmmHowsThat
Oct-07-2009, 08:07 PM
Unbelievable :thumb

It's almost as if you roped it in to your bedroom window and took a picture of it then.
Nikolai
Oct-07-2009, 10:43 PM
Very cool

g
Thanks! :thumb
Nikolai
Oct-07-2009, 10:44 PM
Hi Nik....That is really impressive:bow:bow:bow azzaroHey Gary, I bet you can do this every month in your haze clean AZ air! :wink
Nikolai
Oct-07-2009, 10:45 PM
Wow....that is the closest look I've seen of the moon -- awesome :thumbThank you.. Not a telescope shot, but... you do with what you can:-)
Nikolai
Oct-07-2009, 10:47 PM
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
Is there any logical explanation of that bluish/greenish tint besides the optics-induced CA? :scratch
Nikolai
Oct-07-2009, 10:48 PM
Unbelievable :thumb

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
SKnight
Oct-08-2009, 10:14 AM
Thank you! :thumb
Is there any logical explanation of that bluish/greenish tint besides the optics-induced CA? :scratchIt'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.