Questions tagged [moon]
Questions about how to photograph the Moon.
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Is it generally accepted that "Samsung 'space zoom' moon shots are fake" and that some cellphones (e.g. S20 Ultra) use AI to add features?
a comment on my answer to What is the ring of light around the moon and which star seen near it? links to the reddit Samsung "space zoom" moon shots are fake, and here is the proof.
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How can I take a good picture of the moon with a phone camera?
With my iPhone 8+, how do I take a picture of the moon without it looking like either a big white blurry blob or like I took a pic of a mirror with the flash on?
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Why is the commonly utilized aperture for moon photography much higher than that provided by DoF formula?
in this Moon Photography Guide, a F-Number equal to f/11.0 is suggested. In many answers in this forum, similar values are suggested (ranging from f/8.0 to f/11.0). Even if someone suggests f/5.6, it ...
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How do I prevent the "light rays" coming off the moon in a photo like this?
I take long exposure photos of rocket launches, and always run into issues where the moon shows as just bright rays. I'd like to be able to see the moon as I see it at night.
My normal setup is a ...
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Step-by-step description of the preparations, gear, apps, settings, ... needed to take image of a plane before the moon
I recently saw the following photograph on Facebook by ePixel Aerospace:
with the following caption:
Mission accomplished!
Just about a year ago, I was commissioned to
capture a special Qantas/Lunar ...
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Proper exposure for taking a sunset, stars, and moonrise timelapse
I'm planning to take a sunset to nighttime to moonrise timelapse. On the day in question, the conditions are:
Sunset at 7pm
Nighttime at 8pm
Milky Way visibility at 8:30pm
Moonrise at 2:30am at 15% ...
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How do I eliminate the shake I'm getting using a supertelephoto lens and tripod to shoot the moon?
I have a Sony 200-600 (~5lb/2.1kg) that I'm looking to use for moon photography with a Vanguard Alta Pro 2+ tripod. I'm also using a 2X teleconverter and an APS-C camera (α6600). However I think my ...
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RAW Photo of the Moon - How to take pictures of objects in front of a (bright) moon?
I have an object in front of the moon and I wanted to take a RAW (NRW) photo including the moon and the object in front, thinking that I can fix the illumination/overexposure later in Lightroom.
But I ...
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In photographing the moon, it appears hazy, Why? [duplicate]
I have tried to increase shutter speed and changed aperture. Can this happen if the air is salty with high humidity? Otherwise, how can I adjust so this does not happen?
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Take stacked photos of night-sky with the Moon
I would like to ask about photographing night sky (stacked photos) with 80% Moon. It's about 80%, but the moonrise will be at 21:59. So technically when I would like to take photos of the opposite ...
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Do I need to wait for new moon to get a Milky Way photograph?
I know that similar questions have been answered, but this is very specific.
I know that I need as much darkness as possible, and hence the recommendation for new moon days. But, would you get the ...
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lunar photos with telescope
So I have a Nikon D5500 and want to take an image of the moon, I also have an 8inch telescope too. My issue is when the camera is coupled to the telescope the moon takes up more than the frame, so its ...
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I want to take photo of moon with my mobile camera?
I tried taking pic of moon with my mobile camera, i tried auto mode and manual mode also. but its not clear. what are different option or addition tool required.
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How do I take a photo so the moon doesn't have bright "rays"?
Any advice on how to remove moon "rays"? (Looking to learn how to take a photo without them, not remove them in post)
Artistic opinion - is it too underexposed?
The picture was shot at shutter speed ...
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What are some causes for an oblate image of the Moon during total solar eclipse?
I took a few pictures during the total solar eclipse of 2019. I noticed in my images that the "width" of the Moon is greater than the "height". I know that the Moon is oblate by about 0.0012 (...
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Why do moon shots bring out the worst in telephoto lenses?
Assumption: The moon is just monochrome rock with some coarse structures, any old telephoto lens (including cheap 500/8s or junk mirror lenses) that is capable of taking a recognizable photo at all ...
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Why the difference between sunny f/16 rule and looney f/11 rule?
There's the sunny f/16 rule that says photographs on a sunny day should use f/16 with the exposure time set to reciprocal of the ISO sensitivity.
However, there's also looney f/11 rule that says ...
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Is this color-correction explanation of images from a lunar lander gobbledegook?
There are many asking why the Chang'e-4 images of the (far side of the) Moon's surface have an reddish-orange hue. In this answer I suggest that the camera may not use a traditional human-matched ...
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What makes the difference on partially and fully visible moon?
While I'm satisfied (despite the fringe) with shoots from a partially visible moon with a cheap 500 mm lens:
1/100 ISO 100 f/?
I cannot understand why the image quality is extremely diminished when ...
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Why are my photos of the moon blurry? [duplicate]
I have a Nikon D750 with a Nikkor 28-300mm VR lens. I am an absolute newbie and I've been trying to capture a reasonably good picture of the moon. But no matter what I try, the pictures are never ...
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Is there an app that shows location-specific times of sunrise, while considering line-of-sight obstructions, such as terrain?
Taking sunrise/sunset pictures at the ocean allows for photographs where the sun is placed just above the horizontal plane. This allows for "red ball of fire" pictures, such as the following by ...
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Using dedicated light-meters in moon-lit / very dark scenes
One part of Michael's answer to long exposure caught my eye.
He stated that most camera light meters would find it difficult to meter dimly lit scenes such as a landscape illuminated only by the moon....
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How can I achieve more clarity in my photos of the moon?
I took this photo of the blood moon this morning and I am finding many of my photos, especially landscape photos, have a significant lack of clarity. I'm not looking for a photo critique because I ...
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Are there cameras allowing shortcuts for manual exposure settings?
I have been playing with the Multiple Exposures feature of Fujifilm X-T2 to take photos of nature views with the Moon in them. First you take a shot of the Moon with appropriate aperture, shutter ...
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Is two teleconverters on a sigma 150-600 sharper than one on a 1100mm mirror lens?
I was considering taking photos of the moon and stumbled on a review of the MTO 1000a mirror lens. This is acording to this site a sovjet design from the eighties of an 1000mm mirror lens. (Some other ...
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How would one get a moon shot like this?
Here is the shot, taken off Reddit:
As you see, the moon has a perfectly exposed shadow (you can see the details in the unlit side of it) which I want to achieve. I understand you want to have a ...
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How can I get settings right on my new DSLR for twilight moonsets and moonrises? [duplicate]
I recently got my first DSLR, and am trying to learn the best approach settings-wise for a specific type of photo, namely twilight moonsets and moonrises. The camera is a Nikon D5600 which came with ...
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Is it possible to set two exposure values and set them on a loop?
I'm trying to capture a time lapse of the moon rising and would like to set one exposure time for the moon and one for the foreground. Is it possible to save two exposure values or do I have to switch ...
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HDR Help - Photoshop Cs5
I have made, with auto-bracketing, a set of 3 pictures of the moon to merge it with the HDR auto-merge function of Photoshop. The problem is that PS Cs5 is not being able to compensate the movement of ...
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What are the optimal settings to photograph moon/dawn/sunrise/dusk/sunset? [duplicate]
I just got a new camera, a Canon EOS Rebel xti and I am still learning what it can do. What setting or ISO should I use to take a photo of a moon (with/without landscape)? And what setting or ISO do I ...
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How can I get infinity focus, both including the moon and a tree in the foreground?
I'm trying to take photos of the moon with other objects in the foreground but I can't seem to get both in focus. How far do I have to be from the tree to have pan focus (foreground and background in ...
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Haze effect in moon photo? (using GIMP)
I used two photos of the recent supermoon and combined them. The result is OK (link below). I was unable to achieve a look I wanted, where haze causes darker areas of the moon surface to assume the ...
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taking moon shots [duplicate]
I have a Nikon d3400. I'm using a 70-300mm afp lense and my moon shots look like someone is aiming a flashlight at me. No craters so I thought I needed a filter. After reading some of what's here I ...
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What caused some of the bright, diffuse areas of sky in some of the Apollo images from the moon?
There is a large, diffuse, bright area in the otherwise black sky in some of the Apollo mission images from the moon's surface. It is not the sun. What can it be?
In the images below, I am comparing ...
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Is the lack of image stabilisation on lens a major drawback for photo shooting the moon?
I have found these lens Nikon AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6G in a very good price. I am planning to use them mainly to take pictures of the moon. I am aware that this lens does not have image stabilisation. Is ...
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Affordable lenses for nightscape photography (nikon d5300)? [duplicate]
I just bought my first DSLR camera Nikon D5300 and currently I only have the kit lenses. I am looking to get some new ones soon to use them to take pictures of the moon and maybe even the stars. As ...
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Telescopic view [duplicate]
How do they make the sun or moon appear so big in backgrounds of some images?
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Pictures of the Moon [duplicate]
I have a Canon 40D, a tripod and a Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM lens. I wanted to take pictures of the moon on a clear night, when there is a full moon. I wanted to capture the details on the moon....
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Shouldn't the diameter of the moon with a 600mm lens be double what it is with a 300mm lens?
I used a 300 mm lens and recently bought a 600 mm lens, thinking that the area in the frame with the 600 mm lens will be exactly half of the area covered by the 300 mm lens. Practically I am not ...
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Should changing the shutter speed affect the moon's color?
I just took two moon photos: one at shutter speed= 1/400 and the other at 1/200. Both @200mm, f/8, 100 ISO
I can understand with a higher shutter speed less light will enter into camera sensor, ...
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What can I expect when shooting the moon with a 55-200mm zoom lens w/ 2X teleconverter?
I am planning to buy a 2X teleconverter for my Nikon 55–200 mm AF-S f/4–5.5 to capture the moon and other planets. (After connecting the 2X teleconverter the lens will become 110–400 mm and f/8–11)
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Why do I never see HDR done with nighttime photography when the moon is in the frame?
Whenever I see nighttime long exposures with the moon, the moon is always way overexposed. I understand it's a bright object, but why don't I ever see HDR done to compensate for that? Does it look ...
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What exposure was used for successful pictures of the "blood moon"?
The moon in total eclipse is very dark, I discovered.
My crop-sensor camera and f/5.6 lens was not up to it.
I saw some "cherry red" photos in feeds, but without technical details.
I used 1/125 ...
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How to capture supermoon using a Fujifilm X100T?
I am a novice photographer. I have a Fujifilm X100T, which has a fixed 35mm-equivalent lens. As today is the supermoon lunar eclipse, I want to capture the moon with my camera. I was wondering if ...
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What are the red, blue, and green dots in my night sky photos? [duplicate]
I recently bought a new telephoto lens for my Nikon D5000. With the new lens I started taking pictures of the moon.
When I take the pictures I have blue, red, and other colored dots in the photo, ...
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What combination of camera, teleconverter, image stacking, or sharpness increase will best improve my moon photographs?
I'm trying to improve my moon shots.
I'm currently shooting it with a Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 USM lens mounted either on a Canon 450D or a ...
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How can I tell what focal length a zoom lens was set to for a photo of the moon?
It appears that neither the Sony 55-210 mm f/4.5-6.3 nor the Canon EF-S 55–250mm f/4–5.6 reports the actual focal length to the camera: both cameras' metadata show the lens but report the focal length ...
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Moon with a foreground [duplicate]
I tried taking photo of the moon and this is what I got with first try:
I was on Spot metering, ISO 64, f2.8 and focal length 200mm on a FX camera.
The problem is it is a lonely moon! I want some ...
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Does an already set (or not yet risen) moon still wash out stars?
If there's a decently sized moon (say, 50% visibility or more) but you still have a few hours of time before moonrise/after moonset, will the moon still wash out stars the same as if it were visible ...
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Astrophotography with an 800mm
Yesterday I did the following shot of the moon using a 400mm with a 2X:
Now, I would like to know if it's possible to shot pictures of planets using just a tripod?
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