Crystal clear in Indiana

[I'm all 67X]

I got a few shots of the moon that I was trying to figure out how to post here, but I can't get it to work.

5 shots in all turned out decent, one shows Saturn and Regulus.

bummer.

[Just Ron]

need a site like Photobucket to upload the pic, then you can get the code to post the pic here on RR.

[I'm all 67X]

best I can do is post a link to my Flickr or Kodak gallery.

[AnnOdom44]

Shucks, it was raining here and we couldn't see it. I found it interesting that Saturn was to be on one side and the largest star in the Constellation Leo was to be on the other. Is'nt Leo the Lion? Hmmmm, Lion of the Tribe of Judah????? Signs in the skys????? Just something to think about:hat
Texas Mimi

[Cindy S.]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080221/capt.ccd732408b9049beb5fa424dc0d2eeab.mideast_isra el_palestinians_lunar_eclipse_akcf106.jpg?x=243&y=345&sig=tHWWbpCgfJ2Dx6SYBiQzLg--

[Prima-Ballerina]

I was in the cinema watching Juno and missed most of it....bummer.

[Issachar]

I made this (http://www.clearpointpictures.com/page1) out of four separate photos last night.

Issachar

[seekingtruth1]

I made this (http://www.clearpointpictures.com/page1) out of four separate photos last night.

Issachar

Boy you are a talented photog!

[Issachar]

Thanks for the comment ... :)

Two key things for night pictures like this are to use a tripod and to use manual exposure settings. Most "point n' shoots" only have auto exposure and they will average a whole scene. Well, a photo of the moon is going to have mostly black sky so the average is dark and the camera will jack up the exposure settings so the moon, in this case, would just be a white bright spot. Also, even though it is at night, the moon is reflecting sun light so you need to set the camera on "daylight" for the white balance, not "night". I know of some cameras that are only auto exposure but allow a zoom while holding the shutter release down part way. A really cool trick is to zoom way in on the subject of your photo, i.e. a brides wedding dress, push the shutter release button down part way and the camera sets it's exposure, then while holding the button there, zoom back out to the composition you want and push the release button down the rest of the way to take the picture. Voila ... the exposure averaging mechanism is sorta kinda fooled. This prevents subjects from looking dark or black when in front of a bright area such as a window during day time and keeps them from being over exposed when in a darkened surrounding area.

Kind of sounds like a lot when reading it, but it's not .... just takes me too many words to explain myself. With a little practice on the zoom while also holding the shutter release part way down will give you better photos even with a point 'n shoot. Where a scene your photographing with a point 'n shoot is fairly evenly lit, these days, they will take really good photos. Sadly, many of the point 'n shoots disable the zoom function while holding down the shutter release to the place where the camera sets exposure and focus. So, if anyone is looking to buy a digital camera of the point 'n shoot only variety, you might want to check for that ability. The Sony H2, 5, 9, etc. series allow this but they also have manual exposure ability. If someone wants to use them only in auto mode because they don't want to mess with exposure stuff, you can at least do the zoom-in, auto expose, zoom-out, snap thing with them.

BTW, the four shots of the moon in one photo is done in a program called photoshop, not in the camera. :)

Issachar

[JenGC]

Issachar-That is really cool. I set up my telescope and it was so much cooler in the telescope. It didn't seem as dark and the red was much lighter. I wish I had a camera on the telescope. That would have been AWESOME! God definitely let me see that because the weather was calling for rain all night. I had a FEW clouds, which looked nifty through the telescope, but otherwise was very clear! After 9:30, it started to cloud up. <singing> I love Him I love Him I love Him and where He goes I'll follow I'll follow I'll follow </singing>