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astrobeck

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share the love...with a photo!
« on: December 08, 2015, 01:24:48 AM »
Hi all!
A year or 2 ? ago, I got an Agfa Click II in one of the "share the love" exchanges.

Today, I used it with some vintage 1989 Vericolor HC and hand held it up to the eyepiece of my telescope and shot the Moon just before the planet Venus slipped behind it. 
The camera is a simple affair with no focus and a f/8.8 and f/11 lens.  I think the shutter fires at 1/60th, but not sure.
Anyway, here's a shot of the moon with Venus. 

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Re: share the love...with a photo!
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2015, 01:49:03 AM »
That's a really cool shot. You're like a DIY Hubble!

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Re: share the love...with a photo!
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2015, 01:59:20 AM »
That's one of the best shots I've seen all year :o

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Re: share the love...with a photo!
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2015, 02:10:59 AM »
That is super cool!
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Re: share the love...with a photo!
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2015, 02:20:46 AM »
awesome! :)

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Re: share the love...with a photo!
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2015, 10:31:03 AM »
That's one of the most evocative and "deep" photos I've ever seen. When you see images like that, our utter insignificance in the big scheme of things is, IMO, without question.
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Re: share the love...with a photo!
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2015, 02:21:31 PM »
I'm always amazed when I think people actually went to the moon with just slide calculators and guts.
And when I think some people are working on designs for cloud cities for Venus...
And having them both in the same shot... The geek in me is satisfied.
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Re: share the love...with a photo!
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2015, 03:10:35 PM »
This is just stunning! Made my mind wanders for long enough to totally lose track of what I was doing =) 
Well done!
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Re: share the love...with a photo!
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2015, 05:27:45 PM »
Thank you all so very much!
It was quite fun to do.

This has definitely been a share the love camera!   8)

Becky


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Re: share the love...with a photo!
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2015, 03:47:26 PM »
I was just thinking like, "Where is the moon??! All I can see is venus right next to a big flare... wait a second.... WOOOOW!!"  ;D