[Photo] The Moon (and Mars in opposition)

[karohemd]

On my way from work I noticed how clear the sky was and you could see the various shades of the full moon very clearly so when I got home I grabbed camera, lenses and tripod (which took a while as various pieces were in different places) and went into the garden. I tried to cheat the automatic lights but failed so there was a bit too much ambient light for my liking but I think it was OK regardless.
Having only 400mm (the Sigma 70-200mm plus x2 teleconverter) to work with was rather restricting so the shot below is a hard crop. At least the D700 has enough resolution to still make it work.

Mars is in opposition this evening and it was just visible as a reddish spot but I failed utterly to get a good picture of it. The only one I have is in the same frame as the moon but in that it only came out as a spot.

 

Comments

[missdiane.livejournal.com]

I noticed them on the way home a couple of hours ago. I don't have a good enough camera to capture them but they were amazing to see. At one point there was a cloudy haze around the moon that made it seem ghostly.

[fractalgeek.livejournal.com]

I'd missed that Mars is at opposition - must pull out the telescope (and should have brought it here, as last night was GREAT seeing).

The moon was really too bright for good (other) seeing, though.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

It was indeed a beautiful night.

[pmoodie.livejournal.com]

Excellent shots!

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I just need a bigger lens...