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Moon vs Saturn
Aug 18, 2021 14:23:04 #
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Aug 18, 2021 17:42:14 #
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
alberio wrote:
I was bored last night and finally had a clear sky, so I shot these at 600mm
The moon is approximately 230,000 miles from earth and Saturn is approximately 830,000,000 miles from earth.
No wonder why you need a telescope to get a good image of Saturn.
The moon is approximately 230,000 miles from earth and Saturn is approximately 830,000,000 miles from earth.
No wonder why you need a telescope to get a good image of Saturn.
Nice comparison of scale. Great shots. Still smoked in here in Northern California, so no astronomy shots for me for awhile.
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Aug 18, 2021 18:49:12 #
alberio wrote:
Like this one? Used the process you mentioned, but through a telescope.
Gorgeous and amazing!
Aug 18, 2021 22:26:29 #
dwmoar
Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley
alberio wrote:
I was mostly trying to show the size of Saturn compared to the Moon and their comparable distances. Now try to imagine Pluto @ 600mm.
I can't even imagine seeing Uranus or Neptune with a 600mm lens. I have a hard time seeing them through my 8" mirror telescope, Neptune is but a blue blob. I would bet it is fairly safe to guess to see Pluto you would need at least a 10" or larger scope. I would bet even with a 10" scope, Pluto would be hard to see.
Aug 19, 2021 00:32:01 #
dwmoar wrote:
I can't even imagine seeing Uranus or Neptune with a 600mm lens. I have a hard time seeing them through my 8" mirror telescope, Neptune is but a blue blob. I would bet it is fairly safe to guess to see Pluto you would need at least a 10" or larger scope. I would bet even with a 10" scope, Pluto would be hard to see.
Absolutely. More aperture is king.
Aug 19, 2021 20:56:36 #
Paul Diamond
Loc: Atlanta, GA, USA
Very good.
Comes a time when you decide to go further in 'astro photography'. The path ahead is an inexpensive or less so telescope that will allow you to explore the view inside a crater of the moon, seeing the planets of Jupiter or Saturn, the bands of Jupiter or the detail of the rings of Saturn.
You can start with an inexpensive 4.25" F/10 reflector at a cheap price or many different options of upgrades to larger mirrors/lenses, longer focal lengths and higher resolution views of the images that you want to shoot.
It ain't cheap. But it doesn't have to cost as much as a long FL zoom or camera brand prime. Join the fun. With effort, you will be rewarded with great images while learning to make better ones.
Comes a time when you decide to go further in 'astro photography'. The path ahead is an inexpensive or less so telescope that will allow you to explore the view inside a crater of the moon, seeing the planets of Jupiter or Saturn, the bands of Jupiter or the detail of the rings of Saturn.
You can start with an inexpensive 4.25" F/10 reflector at a cheap price or many different options of upgrades to larger mirrors/lenses, longer focal lengths and higher resolution views of the images that you want to shoot.
It ain't cheap. But it doesn't have to cost as much as a long FL zoom or camera brand prime. Join the fun. With effort, you will be rewarded with great images while learning to make better ones.
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Aug 19, 2021 23:08:06 #
alberio wrote:
I was bored last night and finally had a clear sky, so I shot these at 600mm
The moon is approximately 230,000 miles from earth and Saturn is approximately 830,000,000 miles from earth.
No wonder why you need a telescope to get a good image of Saturn.
The moon is approximately 230,000 miles from earth and Saturn is approximately 830,000,000 miles from earth.
No wonder why you need a telescope to get a good image of Saturn.
These are so cool. I am going to try my hand at it, night sky anyway. Just curious. How long did you keep the shutter open? Ball park would be great, a starting point as I experiment.
Aug 20, 2021 00:02:46 #
Brad Craig wrote:
These are so cool. I am going to try my hand at it, night sky anyway. Just curious. How long did you keep the shutter open? Ball park would be great, a starting point as I experiment.
For Saturn: Canon 7DmkII, Tamron 150-600mm G2 @600mm, f6.3, 1/100sec, ISO 1250
For The Moon: same camera and lens @600mm, f11, 1/20sec, ISO 100
Aug 21, 2021 16:09:21 #
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