Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights?

Stargazer1965 · 01-30-2010, 03:50 PM

I'm in the midwest and don't see any of the effects you guys are seeing.....On a cloudless night the other night ...nothing but a spectacular view of the craters on the moon

The clouds have no chembows.....I wonder what they are trying to enact or suppress out west??

DoctorWho · 01-30-2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Stargazer1965

I'm in the midwest and don't see any of the effects you guys are seeing.....On a cloudless night the other night ...nothing but a spectacular view of the craters on the moon

Oddly, I'm in Central Illinois and I saw it two nights ago even with a very thin cloud cover in the upper atmosphere. The moon was at it's maximum height in the sky and the aura ring looked like it was miles away from the moon. Last night the cloud cover was thicker, so the detail was missing. You could see the moon as a diffused light source with no detail.
Bill "the Doctor"

Phtha · 01-31-2010, 06:23 AM

ahh shame... yea it was overcast where I was too during the perigee so I couldn't get any pics either.

I guess Mars wanted a little cover during his tryst with Luna.

Here are some pics I snapped about 10 minutes ago of our Lady though. She is out pretty good tonight. Mars is still close by but not nearly close enough to get them in the same shot.

Christo888 · 01-31-2010, 06:27 AM

Hey Phtha sweet pics!!!!

Firstlook · 01-31-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Phtha

ahh shame... yea it was overcast where I was too during the perigee so I couldn't get any pics either.

I guess Mars wanted a little cover during his tryst with Luna.

Here are some pics I snapped about 10 minutes ago of our Lady though. She is out pretty good tonight. Mars is still close by but not nearly close enough to get them in the same shot.

Now thats a picture of the moon!!

sunny D · 01-31-2010, 01:21 PM

The halo was beautiful in Holland as well

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_moon

Stargazer1965 · 01-31-2010, 02:00 PM

Phtha...I was thinking about getting a telescope this spring....Do you have any suggestions??

Also...Have you heard of one with a usb for pic taking and programming the coordinates in and it track an object??

Thanks in advance

Phtha · 01-31-2010, 05:03 PM

Thanks guys!
Stargazer, that was actually taken with a Camera, a Rebel XTi. I was a little surprised at the clarity myself once I uploaded them on the PC...
I had a 70-300mm lense on, zoomed to the max of course.

It made me want to get a telescope too.

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Originally Posted by Stargazer1965

Phtha...I was thinking about getting a telescope this spring....Do you have any suggestions??

Christo888 · 01-31-2010, 07:16 PM

Phtha, looking at your pics of the moon... it begins to look like the glow of city lights or undersurface city's instead of reflections of the sun.

fossileyesed · 01-31-2010, 07:31 PM

i missed this one as it was a little snowy the last few days.i take a lot of pics of everything but the winter is a little less photogenic.mildly bi polar,lol
so i've been taking mostly night shots of the stars and moon,planets and such.
i have an album with quite a few moon shots.i was looking for halo pics,i know i got some.i get side tracked really easy(add is a blessing in desguise)
when i'm looking at pictures,they speak better than words,lol
page two and three got the moon pics

http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/a...hp?albumid=558

peace...kent

maybe it clears up tonight,lol

Phtha · 01-31-2010, 10:49 PM

Yah Christo888 it almost does look like she has her own light source. Even if she is illuminated 100% by the Sun, I was always fascinated by the way she glows like she does. Well... she is spot on with the rest of the fairer sex... shrouded in mystery.

Phtha · 02-01-2010, 08:17 AM

Here is what she looks like tonight. Not quite a Full Moon.

aroundthetable · 02-01-2010, 11:04 AM

i took this on my blackberry.

Firstlook · 02-01-2010, 01:45 PM

I took another one this morning. This time I did just a little better and also adjusted the brightness and contrast. I didnt mess with anything else like color or any other effects. Its still blury though. I'll work on getting a tri pod.

Peace

Phtha · 02-01-2010, 04:17 PM

Yea a tripod is pretty much a must for shooting anything celetial. You captured a really nice colour their on that last pic though! Are you using an SLR?

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Originally Posted by Firstlook

I took another one this morning. This time I did just a little better and also adjusted the brightness and contrast. I didnt mess with anything else like color or any other effects. Its still blury though. I'll work on getting a tri pod.

illuminate · 02-01-2010, 04:40 PM

wow, awesome shots!!!
THX so much for sharing

~ one love ~

Firstlook · 02-01-2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by illuminate

wow, awesome shots!!!
THX so much for sharing

~ one love ~

Absolutely.

Heres hoping for more to come.

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Originally Posted by Phtha

Yea a tripod is pretty much a must for shooting anything celetial. You captured a really nice colour their on that last pic though! Are you using an SLR?

I dont think so, but maybe.....I have a digital Canon Powershot A720 is.

I dont have the manual and it doesnt imply it on the actual camera. But from what I gather the shoot screen on is supposed to represent the actual view? IDK about this stuff yet.

I'll do some googling and figure out how to take the best shots I can. Any advice?

peace

Phtha · 02-01-2010, 06:05 PM

Hi Firstlook, no the power shots are not SLR. I'm not familiar with the powershots, I have used one before... but can't remember if you can adjust the aperture or ISO settings. I'm pretty sure this is for SLR only.
If you can though... for taking shots of Luna, I find it best to set ISO to lowest possible (100 in my case) and then keep playing with the aperture settings until she looks quite dark in the resulting picture. That way her details come out the best as they are not hidden by her glow.
And adjusting the levels after is a must, to bring out all her detials.

Here are a few Lunapics taken last year while she was in full bloom:

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Firstlook · 02-01-2010, 06:53 PM

Phtha,

Thanks. I do have ISO (80-1600). Im gonna download the manual too.

Those are great shots!! Gives me something to shoot for.

Thanks again.

peace

Firstlook · 02-05-2010, 06:16 PM

I'm reading a book right now at the library called "Many Moons" by Diana Brueton. Its nothing too dedicated to a particular area on the moon. It talks about different cultural myths about the moon, some mainstream science, rituals (pagan, Greek, even some common beliefs from the states). Mentions some scared sites such as stone hedge and Avebury.

Overall, I find it very fascinating. Mostly because I dont know that much about Luna.

Just thought I'd recommend it for others like me who want to see a BASIC and BROAD look at the subject.

ok

peace

01-30-2010, 03:50 PM	#1
Stargazer1965 Hall Monitor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 733	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? I'm in the midwest and don't see any of the effects you guys are seeing.....On a cloudless night the other night ...nothing but a spectacular view of the craters on the moon The clouds have no chembows.....I wonder what they are trying to enact or suppress out west??

01-31-2010, 06:23 AM	#3
Phtha Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 947	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? ahh shame... yea it was overcast where I was too during the perigee so I couldn't get any pics either. I guess Mars wanted a little cover during his tryst with Luna. Here are some pics I snapped about 10 minutes ago of our Lady though. She is out pretty good tonight. Mars is still close by but not nearly close enough to get them in the same shot.

01-31-2010, 06:27 AM	#4
Christo888 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: OC, CA and next... Posts: 1,289	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? Hey Phtha sweet pics!!!!

01-31-2010, 01:21 PM	#6
sunny D Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: near the sea...... Posts: 194	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? The halo was beautiful in Holland as well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_moon

01-31-2010, 02:00 PM	#7
Stargazer1965 Hall Monitor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 733	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? Phtha...I was thinking about getting a telescope this spring....Do you have any suggestions?? Also...Have you heard of one with a usb for pic taking and programming the coordinates in and it track an object?? Thanks in advance

01-31-2010, 07:16 PM	#9
Christo888 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: OC, CA and next... Posts: 1,289	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? Phtha, looking at your pics of the moon... it begins to look like the glow of city lights or undersurface city's instead of reflections of the sun.

01-31-2010, 07:31 PM	#10
fossileyesed Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: northern bc canada Posts: 159	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? i missed this one as it was a little snowy the last few days.i take a lot of pics of everything but the winter is a little less photogenic.mildly bi polar,lol so i've been taking mostly night shots of the stars and moon,planets and such. i have an album with quite a few moon shots.i was looking for halo pics,i know i got some.i get side tracked really easy(add is a blessing in desguise) when i'm looking at pictures,they speak better than words,lol page two and three got the moon pics http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/a...hp?albumid=558 peace...kent maybe it clears up tonight,lol

01-31-2010, 10:49 PM	#11
Phtha Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 947	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? Yah Christo888 it almost does look like she has her own light source. Even if she is illuminated 100% by the Sun, I was always fascinated by the way she glows like she does. Well... she is spot on with the rest of the fairer sex... shrouded in mystery.

02-01-2010, 08:17 AM	#12
Phtha Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 947	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? Here is what she looks like tonight. Not quite a Full Moon.

02-01-2010, 01:45 PM	#14
Firstlook Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 161	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? I took another one this morning. This time I did just a little better and also adjusted the brightness and contrast. I didnt mess with anything else like color or any other effects. Its still blury though. I'll work on getting a tri pod. Peace

02-01-2010, 04:40 PM	#16
illuminate Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: earth Posts: 261	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? wow, awesome shots!!! THX so much for sharing ~ one love ~

02-01-2010, 06:05 PM	#18
Phtha Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 947	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? Hi Firstlook, no the power shots are not SLR. I'm not familiar with the powershots, I have used one before... but can't remember if you can adjust the aperture or ISO settings. I'm pretty sure this is for SLR only. If you can though... for taking shots of Luna, I find it best to set ISO to lowest possible (100 in my case) and then keep playing with the aperture settings until she looks quite dark in the resulting picture. That way her details come out the best as they are not hidden by her glow. And adjusting the levels after is a must, to bring out all her detials. Here are a few Lunapics taken last year while she was in full bloom: [/QUOTE]

02-01-2010, 06:53 PM	#19
Firstlook Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 161	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? Phtha, Thanks. I do have ISO (80-1600). Im gonna download the manual too. Those are great shots!! Gives me something to shoot for. Thanks again. peace

02-05-2010, 06:16 PM	#20
Firstlook Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 161	Re: Does anyone else have a view of the moon and it's halo the last three nights? I'm reading a book right now at the library called "Many Moons" by Diana Brueton. Its nothing too dedicated to a particular area on the moon. It talks about different cultural myths about the moon, some mainstream science, rituals (pagan, Greek, even some common beliefs from the states). Mentions some scared sites such as stone hedge and Avebury. Overall, I find it very fascinating. Mostly because I dont know that much about Luna. Just thought I'd recommend it for others like me who want to see a BASIC and BROAD look at the subject. ok peace