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Post by Neon Rosell II on Sept 15, 2008 0:09:58 GMT
With a collection of glass I could not use at the same time with birds, I was fortunate enough to have a relatively clear sky last night that tempted me to stack all my TC into the 600. Although there was a thin clouds in front of the moon I was able to capture this. Too bad I was not able to get all the moons area on different frames to make a composite due to thick clouds that cut short my attempt at this. ;D Moon 40D + 600 mm f4 IS + EF 2x II + 2x Kenko TC, f 11, 1/40 sec, ISO 200, Manual Exposure/focus, Manfrotto 055PROB, 393 Gimbal head, MLU, remote shutter, Live view.  The moon was all covered behind thick clouds when I attached my last TC, a 1.4x Kenko. Will try this one tonight if the skies cooperate. ;D |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 15, 2008 1:52:25 GMT
Wow.... excellent detail, welcome to the PBPF Astro Club, Neon!  |
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Sept 15, 2008 2:20:33 GMT
Thanks Ka Mastah!! Now, I need a star chart to look for the planets ;D
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 15, 2008 2:35:44 GMT
Thanks Ka Mastah!! Now, I need a star chart to look for the planets ;D Practice on Jupiter.... it's the brightest "star" in the heavens in the early evening. Try a 1200 mm setup first (600 + 2x TC), and take two exposures - one for the moons and the other for Jupiter itself. You can blend these in PS later. |
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Post by Mark Itol on Sept 15, 2008 4:16:18 GMT
Excellent detail, Neon!
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Post by Manny Illana on Sept 15, 2008 5:03:23 GMT
whoa!!! you're really putting the new glass to the acid test and its proven its class already.
great shot and mark's spot on... excellent detail
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Sept 15, 2008 13:51:50 GMT
Thanks Ka Mastah for the tip on how to get this planet with it's four nearest moons visible. The moons were taken with at 1200mm while Jupiter at 2400mm. Just blended it together to get this composite. Here's my try at it. Moons 40D + 600 mm f4 IS + EF 2x II TC, f 8, 1/4 sec, ISO 3200, Manual Exposure/focus, Manfrotto 055PROB, 393 Gimbal head, MLU, remote shutter, Live view. Jupiter40D + 600 mm f4 IS + EF 2x II + 2x Kenko TC, f 16, 1/8 sec, ISO 200, Manual Exposure/focus, Manfrotto 055PROB, 393 Gimbal head, MLU, remote shutter, Live view.  Really struggled to center the planet as the lens + TC and camera were to heavy for the 393 gimbal head at about 80 degrees. I have to tie it with a rope to get it still and not drift. ;D |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 16, 2008 0:24:30 GMT
Haha..... the moons are overexposed, but Jupiter itself is amazingly captured! You must have had clear skies over your observatory last night to get the two parallel lines on the planet. It was hazy over paranaque last night.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Sept 16, 2008 1:00:47 GMT
He he...it's really a struggle to get the right exposure on just mere specks of glowing dots on your VF and even with the 10x magnification of the LV ;D
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