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I took this last night through my astronomical telescope. It was the best night I can remember in a long time for viewing the moon. The air was clear and virtually free of thermal turbulence. As with my former moon uploads, this falls far short of actually looking through the telescope. However, based on previous results, I used everything I could think of to give me the best chance of success. I used mirror lock up and a remote release, and although I prefer to use 100 asa as much as I can, I shot this at 400 asa. Other tech details, 1/160, f5.6. In comparison with earlier attempts, I am very pleased with this.
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| Title: | Perfect Conditions |
| Username: | 
Nigel_95 |
| Uploaded: | 25 May 2007 - 4:00 PM |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D |
| Lens: | 50mm f1.8 |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Tags: | Astronomy, General, Moon, Specialist / abstract |
| Votes: | 45 |
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I have uploaded a moon shot tonight but it is nowhere near as good as this one. Mine was taken Wednesday night. If I could just say it is the wrong way round, apart from that fab image.
Andy
I am not howling at the moon normally. But this put me on the brim to it. Only critique - a little lighting from the right would have brought the right site into appearance as well.
Or was it on purpose that you showed us only the left half? 
Johanna
Hope you are pleased with it Nigel - still a real 'techy' at heart - this is superb. Patience rewarded. Sylv.
Quote: a little lighting from the right would have brought the right site into appearance as well.
Good morning Nigel - I hope you didn't see this as a critique, it was meant as a joke, a little lighting from the right... onto the moon...
Your picture is superb and fit for any book about our companion up high.
Thank you for the additional lecture, I didn't know that fact, as I never occupied myself with the moon too much.
Thanks,
Johanna
That's a cracking shot Nigel, you've got so much detail from that lens, impressive capture, Adrian
yep, nice piccy of the moon.....but half of it seems to be very underexposed 
How's it goin' ? Hope all's well
Chris
Beautiful clarity and colour. An almost textbook lunar observers handbok photo. The terminator should just be crossing the Apollo 16 landing site....when ive located it ill let you know. Those fine filter threads are pretty robust. Your task now is to get a well exposed thin crescent AND earthlight in the same exposure :-0
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