The Moon With Extras
Nov 16, 2013 19:57:34 #
When I was processing this photo I realized I inadvertently photographed 5 stars; I also included the uncropped photo to show those stars. The blue arrow indicates a blue star, and the yellow arrow indicates a very faint star; who knows how many thousands or even millions of light years away it is.
Nov 16, 2013 20:13:14 #
:hunf: Nice moon shot. What camera and lense did you use. Any suggestions on settings (iso, f/stop, ss) I have tried to get a shot like that to no luck.
Nov 16, 2013 21:08:17 #
faygo wrote:
:hunf: Nice moon shot. What camera and lense did you use. Any suggestions on settings (iso, f/stop, ss) I have tried to get a shot like that to no luck.
Actually, I discovered my lens was not attached properly; I rectified that and took this. The following are the specs:
camera: Nikon D3000 lens: Nikkor 70-300 AF-S 4.5-5.6 ED VR
I also used a PROMASTER 1.4 tele-extender, so my focal length was actually 420mm. I shot with the following settings:
f8, 1/1250s, manual with +5 Exposure Comp., metering was matrix and my ISO was 400,White Balance was Auto 0,0, Color Space was Adobe RGB
I shoot in raw format.
Nov 16, 2013 21:25:53 #
faygo wrote:
FAQ: How to Photograph the MoonAny suggestions on settings (iso, f/stop, ss) I have tried to get a shot like that to no luck.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-26498-1.html
Nov 16, 2013 21:29:24 #
Your eyes must be better than mine, because I can't see a thing next to them arrows(even on download), and magnified.
Nov 16, 2013 21:33:10 #
busted_shutter wrote:
Your eyes must be better than mine, because I can't see a thing next to them arrows(even on download), and magnified.
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Nov 16, 2013 22:00:13 #
Nov 16, 2013 22:30:39 #
ebrunner wrote:
I don't think those are stars....Look like arrow shaped UFOs to me.
;-) ;-) ;-)
Nov 16, 2013 22:53:38 #
Nov 16, 2013 23:07:33 #
faygo wrote:
Thanks for the help. I will be giving this a try on the next clear full moon.
Good luck. ;) ;)
Nov 17, 2013 01:44:42 #
Nov 17, 2013 09:22:57 #
Nov 17, 2013 12:43:49 #
Rob48 wrote:
When I was processing this photo I realized I inadvertently photographed 5 stars; I also included the uncropped photo to show those stars. The blue arrow indicates a blue star, and the yellow arrow indicates a very faint star; who knows how many thousands or even millions of light years away it is.
Very nice work! Wish I knew the meaning of the different colors in the stars. I realize it represents the material in the stars but do not know what it is. :thumbup:
Nov 17, 2013 15:06:26 #
CAM1017 wrote:
Very nice work! Wish I knew the meaning of the different colors in the stars. I realize it represents the material in the stars but do not know what it is. :thumbup:
The colour of the stars is an indication of their temperature, with blue being the hottest and red the coolest (everything is relative, of course!). As they evolve, the stars pass through different phases, and this changes their size and colour. In about 5 billion years (on a tuesday...) the sun will bloat up to become a red giant, probably big enough to swallow the Earth's orbit within it. Then, some millions of years later, it will blow off the outer layers, and the core will become a very small, *very* hot white dwarf.
Also, these stars are not likely to be more than a few dozen light-years away. Very few individual stars are visible more than a couple of hundred light-years off. If you get up into the millions, then you are talking about another galaxy, and you won't see individual stars in them - unless you discover a new supernova!
Nov 17, 2013 17:47:00 #
Erv wrote:
Great shot Rob. Send some clear skies this way will you!:):)
Erv
Erv
;) ;) ;) ;)
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