Full Moon Selfie
Acquisition Details
- Date Posted: October 27, 2015
- Resolutions: 1216x912 , 800x600 , 300x225
- Date: October 25, 2015
- Time: 12:00 AM
- Number of frames: 1
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- CMI/CMII/CMIII:
Description
When the moon is full, astrophotographers often have less than an enthusiastic response. It tends to dominate the sky and wash out any hope of observing deep sky objects. I used the beginnings of tonight to try out my new folding table–a big step up from setting things on a Rubbermaid tub. I figured another good use for the bright moon was to illuminate myself and telescope for a selfie. I tried to hold pretty still for 3 minutes while the exposure unfolded. The hope was to catch the star trails as they seem to revolve around Polaris (made more obvious with software enhanced diffraction spikes).
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- Charles Stevenson
- October 21, 2015
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