Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Moon- Close up-who needs a telescope?

An up close photo of the moon
Clicked above photo of moon recently at Binsar. [Binsar trip details]

Camera: Sony DSC H50: 15x optical zoom + 81x digital zoom was used to get this close. Used Prashant's tripod for steadiness.

(12th October 2008) It was 2 days to full moon day, so it is just short of a full circle...

A higher altitude (2400 meters) and a clear sky free from pollution, clouds or rain made this easy.

The only disadvantage is that this is an extremely low resolution image shot in VGA mode...
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 14, 2008 at 4:06 PM

    Excellent photo of Chandamama. I am doing a post on Chandrayaan-I and surely this post deserves a link.

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  2. Shrinidhi HandeOctober 14, 2008 at 5:32 PM

    Thanks Rajesh.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 15, 2008 at 9:36 PM

    hi really cool moon pic !! i own the same dsc h50 ..and want to try the same ..can you tell me what setting i should use / mode etc

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  4. Shrinidhi HandeOctober 16, 2008 at 2:24 AM

    @ Anon,
    Use VGA Mode, exposure Auto. Use tripod for stability. Rest of the setting you can try and experiment. If you're having problem I can be more specific.

    Sky has to be clear, free from pollution, clouds etc...

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