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astrobeck

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to the Moon
« on: July 17, 2019, 02:48:24 PM »
seems fitting...
a "loonie" I made this morning by hand trimming a piece of Harmon Direct Positive photo paper and putting it in an old Sears KSX Super, (Ricoh) then holding it up the eyepiece of my telescope.
Developed in delta recipe caffenol.
It's hectic to do because it's a one at a time thing and the sky never waits, and the Moon just glides along...
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Nigel

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Re: to the Moon
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2019, 05:09:50 PM »
That's wonderful. I think you should start this weekend's thread with that shot, it couldn't be more appropriate.

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Re: to the Moon
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2019, 05:24:56 PM »
Brilliant, Becky, I love the shot and the story behind it. :)
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Re: to the Moon
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2019, 05:43:43 PM »
I tried photographing the moon several years ago using a 500mm lens with a 2X tele converter.  The damn thing kept moving. 
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Re: to the Moon
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2019, 09:11:32 PM »
That's exactly why tracking mounts were invented...
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Re: to the Moon
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2019, 08:04:29 AM »
Great photo, Becky. Possibly a good start to an astronomically-themed collaboration.....??
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Re: to the Moon
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2019, 10:22:29 PM »
What a great shot! Would never have thought that DP paper would be fast enough to do that. If you would please, I'd be interested in technical details. You know, exposure time, telescope and eyepiece focal length. Very curious.

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Re: to the Moon
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2019, 12:25:07 AM »
That's an excellent picture there.

I don't have any film pictures of the moon I could post but I'm now thinking I should give it a go next full moon using a 500mm mirror lens I've got with OM adaptor on its T-Mount, or maybe the Tair 300 from the Photosniper kit (should be safe if I stand outside the house in the dark with Photosniper in full pistol grip and shoulder stock assembly, right? right?).

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Re: to the Moon
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2019, 09:36:58 AM »
That is brilliant Becky. Well thought of and well taken great stuff
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Re: to the Moon
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2019, 03:43:10 PM »
Thank you all!
Happy Lunar Landing Day!
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