The Moon Tonight

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      Wow, Woo, that is incredible. I just took one of my watery one but don't think it's come out right but MAY put it up tomorrow ... that is only a MAY.... :heehee:

      PS ... can you pinpoint where you are and I am ... :loll:
       
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        It is the worst time to look at the moon through a telescope as it is so bright all the features are bleached out. Best to wait and look along the demarcation between light and dark to see the craters and other features. Cheers, Tony.
         
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          Blimey, can even see the landing sites:snork:

          Nice one Woo:dbgrtmb:
           
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          ......and footprints.
          great shot Woo . reminds me of when I was in Australia . I had looked at the moon for a couple of nights while drinking a can or five of Victoria Bitter on the verandah , it looked different :scratch: Then it clicked, you view the moon upside down in Oz ! When in the southern hemisphere you are in effect upside down. I presume it appears on its side on the equator ?
           
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            Good morning all many thanks for all your lovely comments my friends:)
             
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            Last nights Olympic Moon with a golden touch;)


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              Excellent Woo:dbgrtmb:
               
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                Great shot Woo! :) What size lens do you take it with please?
                 
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                  Many thanks my friends,for your lovely comments,Sheal,I take it with a 70 x 300 zoom lens but only a secondary one:)
                   
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                  70 x 300 that's larger than my second lens 55 x 250 of course. Sorry to give you the third degree Woo, but do you use a filter too. I'm asking, as with my present lens I find it difficult to get a decent shot of the moon, if I take it after dark then it just becomes a bright blur, but I have taken a reasonable shot at dusk as it's rising. :)
                   
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                  Hi Sheal no worries my friend only to pleased to be of some help:)
                  I use no filter,the shots are are usually taken at F8 with a shutter speed of 200/250.I use a Nikon D300 with a Tamron 70 x 300 lens which was the best that I could afford,(£120) of course the Nikon lens would be much better but it is out of my financial affordability (not sure if that,s a word or not);)If you need any more help just ask ;)
                   
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                  Thank you for the info Woo. I think I'd better get some more practice in, I don't see why I shouldn't be able to get a reasonable shot with my lens. Although I've had my camera a while it's the first time I've had anything other than a pocket camera, so the 'science' is proving hard for me to digest. :)

                  I have a Cannon 1100D which my son recommended as a good camera for a beginner and both my lenses are Canon too. Practice makes perfect! :)
                   
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                  Good morning Sheal your Cannon 1100D is every bit as good as my Nikon D3000 and will do everything and a bit more than mine;)my Nikon is 10.2 mp,your Cannon 1100D is 12.2 and has a few more advantages over the Nikon,I won,t list them all as I can quickly become a bore when discussing camera,s;) Good luck and looking forward to your Moon photo,s:)
                   
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                  Thank you again Wiseoldowl. You live up to your name not only with roses but camera's too. :dbgrtmb:
                   
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