Philipp Salzgeber Wolfurt / Austria
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Astronomical first
light with the D200

The Moon
This is a very basic shot, in fact I hand-held the telescope, which wasn´t yet in thermal equilibrium enough to give steady pictures. This shot is only special because it is the first time I coupled the D200 to the Newton telescope. While it is not very sharp, I find the visible colour variation in the lunar mare quite interesting, The brownish and blueish hues give a hint towards the different chemical composition of the the mara lava. The Aristarchus plateau stands out with its brown hue from the surrounding lava plains. |
Telescope: |
150mm f/5 Newton telescope, 750mm focal length, handhold, no tripod or mount |
Camera |
Nikon D200 |
Exposure: |
1/500s |
Date: |
10th, October 2006 |
Processing: |
Adjustment of contrast with Layer Masks, increasign apparent sharpngess using Unsharp Masking |
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