A Picture Of The Mun

[CaptainApollo]

Hello everyone! I was out in my yard today, and I noticed the moon shining very nicely; it is almost a full moon! I used my camera to take a picture, and here it is! What do you think? And just imagine.. People have actually set foot on that! Food for thought...

Edited May 31, 2015 by CaptainApollo

[Dman979]

I say that every time I see the moon: "We've been there. We will go further."

[CaptainApollo]

Me too, it is a symbol of the future, and of achievement..

[CaptainApollo]

And here is another picture from a few hours later, the moon looks so nice, I just sat there watching it for a little while, thinking of the Apollo missions.. Isn't it nice?

[CaptainApollo]

I think the second is far nicer!

[r4pt0r]

So Im trying to keep saving money, but threads like this make me think "It wouldn't be too bad to splurge on a high-end telescope and a camera that would work with it, right?"

[benzman]

the problem with owning a telescope is that it will show you just enough to make you wish you had bought a bigger telescope!

[Mr_Brain]

Umm... Is the "Mun" in the title intended? Someone may have been playing too much KSP...

Also, great pictures!

My best picture of the Moon (just typed "Mun" myself...) so far is... less impressive. Taken with my phone and a cheap telescope.

[CaptainApollo]

You have a point, r4pt0r! But now, I used a lot of money to get the camera, and I am far from that...

Benzman, true enough! The only way to see enough is to be up there for real!

It is intended, but you may be right about the KSP. I've just started, and I love KSP, and the forum. Thank you! I still like it your picture, because I like the crescent!

[r4pt0r]

You have a point, r4pt0r! But now, I used a lot of money to get the camera, and I am far from that...

Benzman, true enough! The only way to see enough is to be up there for real!

It is intended, but you may be right about the KSP. I've just started, and I love KSP, and the forum. Thank you! I still like it your picture, because I like the crescent!

wait that was only camera lens, no telescope? thats a really good shot!

[CaptainApollo]

Thank you, r4pt0r! And yes, it was only camera lens and no telescope, it's a Panasonic bridge camera! (I used 60X optical, 60X digital zoom for this shot.)

[JackDugan]

So Im trying to keep saving money, but threads like this make me think "It wouldn't be too bad to splurge on a high-end telescope and a camera that would work with it, right?"

Actually, I'm buying one over the summer! It's going to be somewhere in the 700-800 dollar range, so I think it'll be a dobsonian one (the larger the aperture, the better). I have a low end one currently that is able to see Saturn's rings and Jupiter's moons, but it isn't that incredible.

[Fel]

So Im trying to keep saving money, but threads like this make me think "It wouldn't be too bad to splurge on a high-end telescope and a camera that would work with it, right?"

Well, honestly, it's obviously not a high end camera. There is clear chromatic aberrations, grain, hot areas, etc. He obviously used a tripod due to the extreme zoom though, but old tripods are just as good as new ones.

Point and Shoots are powerful for what they are and are very cost effective for the individual.

*Of course, getting a CHEAP "interchangeable lens" camera and using an adapter for a telescope isn't too bad either. Adapters aren't very expensive and you can get a base ~200 USD on ebay (Don't be put off by low megapixels, the sensors are what matter)

Edited May 31, 2015 by Fel

[CaptainApollo]

Wow, good luck Jack! It sounds very nice, I have yet to get a good telescope!

Yes, it's not the most amazing one, Fel. It is pretty good, and serves the purpose. Point and Shoots are great, I am very happy with the quality. Yes, the extreme zoom is hard to hold steady.

[tater]

I took this a while ago with my regular camera and a tripod… I honestly think I din't even bother to go outside, and took it through a window, lol.

[CaptainApollo]

Tater, that is still pretty nice! It looks like someone ripped a bit of the moon, haha! Anyways, nice shot!

[tater]

That's the mountain behind my house making it look ripped.

[CaptainApollo]

Wow, interesting! Nice picture, I like it!

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Here's two more pictures of the moon, taken a few minutes ago, and I was also fortunate enough to see the ISS and another satellite! What do you think?

Wow, tonight has really been a great night, I also saw Saturn, Jupiter and Venus, all above the horizon!

Edited May 31, 2015 by CaptainApollo

[r4pt0r]

Well I guess I'll jump in on this Moon picture action: http://i.imgur.com/JA58CWj.jpg

Yep... I know, its true quality. Dont all rep me at once, please.

Maybe once I land a new job I might "misplace" a few hundred dollars for something. Just a decent scope would be fun, I am in no hurry to get into astrophotography.

[CaptainApollo]

Haha, amazing quality. You can see all the craters and stuff, high def!

Same here, I would like a decent scope too. I have an old one, which is... Yeah.

[Flymetothemun]

My best pic of the moon. Taken a few months ago. No scope, just a tripod and my Canon T3 with the stock lens.

[CaptainApollo]

Not bad, nice pic! If you zoom in, you can sort-of see the features!

[Flymetothemun]

Not bad, nice pic! If you zoom in, you can sort-of see the features!

Heh, yeah. The stock lens is the only one I've got and it sure isn't a telephoto lens. And Canon lenses that I want cost 200-1000 bucks. Still, it's better than my old camera that the moon looked like a white paper plate on a black background through.

[CelticCossack51]

When I was young, I always thought that the craters were cities (Or was it the 'seas'?) and the ridges were roads or above ground tunnels. *Pulls out screwdriver* Let's get to work!

[CaptainApollo]

Haha, very interesting! We all have different ideas about things when we're young! Haha, it's good enough, Flymetothemun.