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Completely forgot about the super Moon, then caught sight of it as I let Fluffy out.

I used a tripod with the camera on 30x optical, plus 2 x digital zoom, and a night setting for tripod. Then used the timer so the camera was completely still when the shutter went. Must admit the pic has come out far better than I expected :wink:
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really nice picture
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Excellent, couldn't see it here due to cloud cover.
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Thanks guys
GoggleboxUK wrote:Excellent, couldn't see it here due to cloud cover.
The cloud didn't get here until later in the night.
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Took a pic of what appears to be the same object, just a couple of days earlier icon_scratch

It must get around quite a lot! :lol:
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Conifers wrote:Took a pic of what appears to be the same object, just a couple of days earlier icon_scratch

It must get around quite a lot! :lol:
What did you use to take it, Conifers ?
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A fancy gadget I've got, I think it's called a 'camera' icon_thumright
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Conifers wrote:A fancy gadget I've got, I think it's called a 'camera' icon_thumright
Just wondered if you had a telescope with camera attachment.
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Can't see any little green men scurrying about icon_scratch :lol:
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Great pics. icon_thumleft i`m hoping for clear skies tomorrow night as June 23rd is the night our Moon will be at it`s closest to Earth. If you get some nice clear skies it should look pretty spectacular. Certainly worth taking a few snaps of tomorrow - cloud permitting.
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Andy P wrote:Great pics. icon_thumleft i`m hoping for clear skies tomorrow night as June 23rd is the night our Moon will be at it`s closest to Earth. If you get some nice clear skies it should look pretty spectacular. Certainly worth taking a few snaps of tomorrow - cloud permitting.
I found the pics have to be taken before it is properly dark, or the contrast between moon and sky means you don't get any detail, just a white disk.
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What camera do you both use?
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I'm using my new pocket Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50 30x zoom
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Dave Brown wrote:I'm using my new pocket Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50 30x zoom
Thanks Dave, I'm on the lookout for a new compact as my G3 is too big to carry around. I will probably go with the TZ40 as the HX50 is a bit too much for me at the minute icon_thumleft
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pdid wrote:
Dave Brown wrote:I'm using my new pocket Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50 30x zoom
Thanks Dave, I'm on the lookout for a new compact as my G3 is too big to carry around. I will probably go with the TZ40 as the HX50 is a bit too much for me at the minute icon_thumleft
Didn't look at TZ40 this year, but looked at the TZ30 last year. Users reviews said although the TZ30 ticked all the right boxes, it handled the basics less well than the TZ10.
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