Shellback wrote:
Use the old standby LOONEY 11 RULE:
The “looney 11 rule” states that for astronomical photos of the Moon’s surface, set aperture to f/11 and shutter speed to the (reciprocal of the) ISO film speed (or ISO setting).”
With ISO 100, one sets the aperture to f/11 and the shutter speed to 1/100 or 1/125 second.
With ISO 200, aperture at f/11, set shutter speed to 1/200 or 1/250.
With ISO 400, aperture at f/11, set shutter speed to 1/400 or 1/500.
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moon on a clear night. If it's substantially less than full, or it's partially obscured by clouds, you need to increase exposure. See
and scroll down to rule 5. Also, photos of a half or quarter moon tend to be more interesting than full moon shots because more crater detail is visible.