I took some pictures tonight. There was finally a break in the overcast. It was taken with a Canon Powershot S3IS through an 8" Celestron Schmidt Cassegrain. It has vignetting, but I am a beginner and I am happy with the results I have been getting.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/kbilyak/11_16_07.jpg
2007-11-16 17:23:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Very nice. You should be very happy with that.
I have exactly the same camera and also love shooting the moon.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79444918@N00/
Here's one I took last night through my 10" Dob.
I used a 30mm eyepiece and just butted the camera up to it.
Set the camera to manual mode, set focus to infinity then use the telescope to focus the image.
This one was taken at ISO 80 with a shutter speed of 1/160th of a second.
Here is a link to a group that specializes in the Canon S3IS.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/CanonS3IS/
Hope to see you post some of your images there.
2007-11-16 23:52:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Moon (Latin: Luna) is Earth's only natural satellite, and is the fifth largest one in the Solar System. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 km, which is about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The Moon has a diameter of 3,474 km[8]—slightly more than a quarter that of the Earth and slightly smaller than the east–west distance across the United States. This means that the volume of the Moon is about 2 percent that of Earth. The gravitational pull at its surface is about 17 percent of the Earth's. The Moon makes a complete orbit around the Earth every 27.3 days, and the periodic variations in the geometry of the Earth–Moon–Sun system are responsible for the lunar phases that repeat every 29.5 days. The Moon is the only celestial body to which humans have travelled and upon which humans have landed. The first artificial object to escape Earth's gravity and pass near the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 1, the first artificial object to impact the lunar surface was Luna 2, and the first photographs of the normally occluded far side of the Moon were made by Luna 3, all in 1959. The first spacecraft to perform a successful lunar soft landing was Luna 9, and the first unmanned vehicle to orbit the Moon was Luna 10, both in 1966.[8] The United States (U.S.) Apollo program achieved the only manned missions to date, resulting in six landings between 1969 and 1972. Human exploration of the Moon ceased with the conclusion of the Apollo program, although several countries have announced plans to send people or robotic spacecraft to the Moon.
2016-05-23 22:47:51 · answer #2 · answered by mina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent!
2007-11-16 17:46:33 · answer #3 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gorgeous image.
2007-11-16 17:53:55 · answer #4 · answered by Al Q 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nice pic.
2007-11-16 17:28:15 · answer #5 · answered by sir_stanley10 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very good photograph. Coincidently, it looks just like the Moon at our place :-)
2007-11-16 17:46:04 · answer #6 · answered by Labsci 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not brilliant.But excellent for a beginner
2007-11-16 18:07:47 · answer #7 · answered by Shubham Agarwal 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sweet pic. im gonna take a few pictures right now too.
2007-11-16 17:51:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
that was so georgous! omg. i have a clear sky! YES! i never have a clear sky! stupid alaskan rain! im gonna take some photots too!
2007-11-16 18:21:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is a great shot, you should be very proud, keep up the great work!!
2007-11-16 17:31:18 · answer #10 · answered by denni359 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋