Which light filters do you use for the moon? I just got a decent telescope and am trying to learn the ins and outs. Here is a quick one I snapped with a tinted filter and an iPhone. Thanks!
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Which light filters do you use for the moon? I just got a decent telescope and am trying to learn the ins and outs. Here is a quick one I snapped with a tinted filter and an iPhone. Thanks!
I use a modified DSLR, so my situation is a little different. I use a UV/IR cut filter with it, as it is full spectrum modified. This gives me the visible spectrum and the near infrared emission of Hydrogen-Alpha for emission nebula. There is not much you can do with an iphone settings wise, but for a normal DSLR shooting the moon I would recommend a low ISO and match exposure length to get the histogram at midpoint.
My latest, five nights of imaging for over 8 hours of total exposure. Nebulous region around the open cluster NGC 7822.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/191048831@N07/50808094498/in/dateposted-public/
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/191048831@N07/50808094498/in/dateposted-public/
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That one, I typically have been doing a couple of hours. This was an experiment to capture the nebula details (H-alpha) during the full moon with a narrowband filter, then combine it with full color from moonless nights. I will be doing all my targets like this going forward. More frames to stack reduces noise and improves faint details.
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Not the original link (I believe it's in the story), but this is an impressive picture
https://www.space.com/astrophotographer-12-years-mosaic-image-milky-way-galaxy
https://www.space.com/astrophotographer-12-years-mosaic-image-milky-way-galaxy
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That looks like a face, really cool.
