Shots of moon and Jupiter

[radar]

Hi,

In case you don't know:

for those that have the right gear, get out there tonight, if you are so inclined . It is a pretty unique opportunity to get the half moon with Jupiter so close.

I've tried with my new camera, but not sure about all the settings. The moon comes out too bright on them, will try a bit later on after some reading.

Certainly over Newcastle, clear skies, looks pretty special to the naked eye.

Cheers,

André

[bago100]

Radar
I might be wrong but I thought they said 4pm was the best time to see the event.
I hope I am wrong here
Cheers
Graham
Edit below:

Yep - found the story here
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,15620860%255E1702,00.html

[johndec]

For those that don't want to leave their warm loungerooms just took this with a tamron 70-300, 1/4 second @ f11. The moon is blown out badly, but to correctly expose the moon means jupiter doesn't register on any of my 6.1 million pixels!!!

[stubbsy]

André

Nice & high in the sky for me too at 9:15 pm. I saw it on my way home from a friend's place and thought that it was some bright space junk. IT really stands out.

Now I'm in from the cold though I'm not going back out to take a pic!

[leek]

I heard this being discussed on ABC Radio at about 4pm and hopped out of my car in the middle of the city and took a few shots handheld with the 80-400VR...
At that time, Jupiter was very close to the moon and at about the 11 o'clock position... It was clearly visible with the naked eye.

Here's the best of the photos (click for bigger pics):
first the artistic moon crop a la gstark


and then a closer crop...


I took a few more later when it was darker, but had the same exposure problem as johndec did...

Apparently it is very unusual to be able to see Jupiter during the daytime with the naked eye...

[Matt. K]

The correct exposure for the moon is almost the same as on earth during the day. At 200 ISO it will be around 1/250th of a secondat f/8 or f/11. Now get out there and try again.

[Matt. K]

John
Nice day shot of the moon! Which lens did you use?

[stubbsy]

John

That first crop is a stunner. Now if only you had a better lens like the 70-200

I like the Gary Stark (tm) crop the best. This is poster material - even without Jupiter.

[radar]

Great shots Leek!!

I saw it at about 5pm and tried to take some shots, but just couldn't get stable enough. Once my wallet recovers from this new camera purchase, I'll have to look into one of those VR lenses.

The night ones I took also had the same problem as johndec.

Well done,

Thanks,

André

[sirhc55]

The Moon/Jupiter shot would make for a great HDR range in PSCS2

[leek]

John
Nice day shot of the moon! Which lens did you use?

80-400VR 1/320 at f5.6 handheld...

[leek]

The Moon/Jupiter shot would make for a great HDR range in PSCS2

Chris,
Is this something that could be done from adjusted versions of the NEF or has the decisive moment passed???

[Heath Bennett]

Shot with a 70-200VR. 100% crop. Took while there was still blue sky but EV-3 to not blow out the moon meant black sky.

[johndec]

Excellent 1st post Heath. Welcome to the forum BTW There was a similar pic in todays' Sydney Morning Herald. Now I know how they did it.

[Matt. K]

Heath Bennett
Nice first post! A bit of fill flash would have lightened the other side. Get up on a step ladder and fill the frame a touch more. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[sirhc55]

Nice post Heath - looks like a Pink Floyd intro

[chris1968]

Heath - stunning shot

surely a contencder for a best first post award if there was one....

next time we get low moon up here i'll try gettin on the (flat)kitchen roof,with a set of ladders............

[Heath Bennett]

big ladder and more powerful flash? SB-600000000... Can't afford the SB-800000000 yet!!!

thanks guys

[ast]

this one with fill flash!  LOL

[Gordon]

...
Apparently it is very unusual to be able to see Jupiter during the daytime with the naked eye...

Actually, Jupiter generally IS visible to the naked eye in daytime, its just a matter of knowing where to look and getting your eyes to focus on infinity when there are no points of reference. The Moon provides both the direction to look and something to focus on when it appears near a planet.
I didnt get around to taking any pics through the telescope, I have taken plenty of similar pics in the past on slide, and there was a lot of cloud around plus I didnt feel like standing out in the cold wind waiting for a clear patch!

Gordon

[Manta]

Heath Bennett
Nice first post! A bit of fill flash would have lightened the other side. Get up on a step ladder and fill the frame a touch more.

That's excellent advice Matt but perhaps while he's up on the ladder he can rotate the moon slightly to get a better angle on the craters...

Heath, what can I say - WOW. Stunning work. I'm really looking forward to more of your shots

[stubbsy]

Heath & ast - nice pics, both of you, but then you know that by now

I'm posting to gently suggest to both of you that you put your location in your profile. It really helps when responding to your posts eg if you ask a question about lenses there's no point suggesting you come to a mini meet if you live in Perth

[WadeM]

I heard about this AFTER the event. Nice to finally see it, and better then I'd seen it with my naked eyes

--Wadem