the moon again

[rdking647]

this time I used 2 teleconverters and a 300mm lens. total focal length 840mm

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That is wonderful!

I especially like the detail at the bottom, where the shadows make the craters stand out!

But the whole thing is wonderful.

You should be proud!

[AlbertCat]

17. I especially like the detail at the bottom, where the shadows make the craters stand out!

My 1st thought too.

Very clever to get a shot at the last moments of the waxing gibbous phase....

My favorite phase is the early waning gibbous because it rises after sunset (a full moon rises AT sunset, it's still light), and is still almost full. Now that I live at the beach, on a cloudless night it will rise unobstructed in the dark (after sunset, y'know) big and red, looking like it's trying to pull away but is stuck to the ocean. The thick atmosphere makes a mirage of the moon... like you see on a tarmac at the airport or a long straight highway on a hot day. The moon will look oval as it rises up from the horizon.

sing along... (if you know your B-52s)
"There's a moon in the sky
It's called the Moon
And everybody is there...!"

[ProfessionalLeftist]

2. Whoa. Well done! n/t

[dougolat]

3. Nice! Thank you.

[Celebration]

4. great photo, and what are those circles

with the lines coming out of them like spokes? I don't think I have ever seen that on moon photos!

[rdking647]

5. the circles are craters (big ones)

and the "spokes" are from stuff thrown up on impact when the crater was created

[Celebration]

8. any reason that would make straight lines?

lol, guess I am trying to make this the science forum.

Intuitively I am not sure why debris would be spread out in lines rather than distributed more evenly. I am sure I am missing something.

[TransitJohn]

13. Impacts form ejecta like this.

[AlbertCat]

18. any reason that would make straight lines?

The vacuum. There is no air to make dust and stuff billow. It just shoots straight out.

[Major Nikon]

6. I stacked two TCs to make this moon shot

Equipment used was a Nikon D7000, a Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR lens behind a Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E III with a Kenko Teleplus PRO 300 2x DGX stacked behind that.

[rdking647]

7. very cool

[alfredo]

9. That's your best yet. Very good.

I think I should get a teleconverter for my lens.

[thelordofhell]

10. The Great Grey Cantaloupe In The Sky

[tblue37]

11. Gorgeous detail! Thanks for posting it! nt

[yellerpup]

12. Breathtaking.

Thank you.

[1620rock]

14. The ejecta from Tyco is very well defined, great photos.

[irisblue]

15. amazing

i just blurted out wow!!

[RoccoR5955]

16. Nice to know the equipment, however,

it would be very helpful to know the exposure settings. It's tough to get a good pic of the moon, because it's so bright.

[rdking647]

19. no problem

iso 1000 f/8 (wide open f2.8 lens + loss of 2 stops from 2x tele and another stop from the 1.4 tele)
1/400 sec exposure

part of teh key Ive found when using such a large lens is to use mirror lockup on your camera. just the shaking from the mirror rising is enough to throw off the shot. and you have to take multiple shots. because your looking at something thru the entire atmosphere there is going to be distortion but if you take many shots you should get a couple that have clearer atmosphere.

[RoccoR5955]

20. You know a good tripod helps

I went out and bought a good Manfredo tripod, and it helps a lot. I have seen the cheap "professional" tripods, and let me tell you, it's no comparison. For a couple of hundred samoleans or so, you get a rock steady tripod, which and make all the difference with a shot like this.
I'll have to dig up some of my moon pics. I only have a 200mm lens, but some are okay. I think I even have a few from the lunar eclipse from a few years back. My exposures were comparable to yours, (with the full moon shot) so I think we are in the right ballpark. I'll post a couple when I get the time to find them.