To infinity and beyond.......

[David995031]

.......well maybe that's overstating it a tad but this is my first ever venture into astrophotography. Could be sharper but I have taken worse. Wasn't sure where to place this on the forum - landscape/moonscape?

[Denis]

The moon...THE MOON????

you mean you can see it...no clouds??  must be lucky living in Leicestershire

usual stuff, what lens, your ISO and other Camera settings, use of Tripod? lets see if we can help you get a little sharper image for the next time you have a clear night sky .

[David995031]

Oh yes, we have a little known micro climate here where the summer starts in Feb and ends in Jan......I wish! 

OK - here's the techno gibberish: Tamron 70-300mm, extended to 300mm. ISO 100 (keeping noise to a minimum) F6.3,  1/320 sec. Hand held but will def use a tripod next time. 300 mm lens and 1/320 sec in my shakey hands was always going to be risky. 

 

[Denis]

Well those settings seem to be about right. I found that f11 worked well for me on my old Nikon 70-300 with the Nikon 200-500 I now use 5.6 too,

 

Conclusion: I think the tripod would help   these were my settings.

• ƒ/5.6
• 480.0 mm
• 1/500
• 125

 

 

 

[David995031]

2 minutes ago, Denis said:

Well those setting seem to be about right. I found that f11 worked well for me on my old Nikon 70-300 with the Nikon 200-500 I now use 5.6 too,

 

Conclusion: I think the tripod would help

 

 

 

That's an absolute stonker Denis!!!. I was too lazy to set my tripod up - won't make that mistake again.

[Denis]

It is a pain to get it out, unfold it, set the gimble up, mount the camera etc, but if you want a good image it is worth it mate

[JohnP]

David... you did quite well for a first attempt, it's not easy to get great moon shots every time... I have binned loads!

Here are some of my better shots.  https://pbase.com/john1946/astronomical

[David995031]

56 minutes ago, JohnP said:

David... you did quite well for a first attempt, it's not easy to get great moon shots every time... I have binned loads!

Here are some of my better shots.  https://pbase.com/john1946/astronomical

Thanks for this John - some great shots there.