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Aonsaithya | # 11 | 2011-03-20, 15:44 | Report

It performed well, although I see no reason why it wouldn't work pretty well with a telescope.

In southern Finland, we had a complete cloud-cover. I was on standby with my tripod, EOS 20D, 300mm + 2x teleconverter. That's 960mm (1.6x sensor crop)... :'<

Didn't really consider using my N900, since my current objective is to outdo the photo I took in 2005 without the teleconverter.

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jvanhou | # 12 | 2011-03-20, 21:37 | Report

Originally Posted by niloy View Post

hey, nice photos, how come you didnt get any stars?

At the time I took the shots, the moon was still pretty low and near the tree line, so the brightness of the moon occluded most nearby stars. Also, the wind was starting to pick up, and I don't think I would've been able to steady the phone on the view finder well enough to get stars without getting a blurry "action shot"

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Ykho | # 13 | 2011-03-20, 21:45 | Report

That's amazing!
It looks so good, it almost looks fake XD

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jvanhou | # 14 | 2011-03-20, 21:54 | Report

Originally Posted by Aonsaithya View Post

It performed well, although I see no reason why it wouldn't work pretty well with a telescope.

In southern Finland, we had a complete cloud-cover. I was on standby with my tripod, EOS 20D, 300mm + 2x teleconverter. That's 960mm (1.6x sensor crop)... :'<

Didn't really consider using my N900, since my current objective is to outdo the photo I took in 2005 without the teleconverter.

Wow, that's a fantastic shot!

I'm not much of a photographer (only my n900 and an older 4mp Konica-Minolta point-and-shoot), but inspiration struck, so...

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MaDless | # 15 | 2011-03-20, 22:07 | Report

yeah...I also got few, In London was clear sky me+ 200zoom +2 2x teleconventors + crop factor= 1200 total....but pictures are still in camera :P

tetris11_ | # 16 | 2011-03-20, 22:43 | Report

Also in London, I tried to capture through an old 700mm, but my hand kept shaking...

Best one's I got are:

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jvanhou | # 17 | 2011-03-20, 22:54 | Report

Cool! Glad to see some other moon pics showing up; anyone else get a shot of last night's wonderful Luna?

scribbles | # 18 | 2011-03-20, 22:55 | Report

Originally Posted by roger_27 View Post

central valley california. cloudy windy rainy all nightl oh well, maybe 18 years from now we'll have better weather

Yep, we're in the same boat... And rain for the next week =(

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Aonsaithya | # 19 | 2011-03-21, 11:35 | Report

It's amazing how versatile a camera phone can be these days

did you use the default camera program or FCamera? It's pretty easy to keep the phone stable enough for night shots, just think like a sniper.

corduroysack | # 20 | 2011-03-21, 12:02 | Report

i should have gone to London for the weekend lol