Moon Taken with N73 Through Meade 10" LX200R

speedknight · Post by **speedknight** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:58 pm

hi guys i am new here

here is a very noobish :oops: photo taken with a nokia N73 (this isnt even a CCD,lol) through a Meade LX200R.

BTW this is from the Deasaru trip:

speedknight · Post by **speedknight** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:30 am

anyway is there a away to improve on this pic ?

Post by **Airconvent** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:43 am

yes....use a REAL camera.

The other day, I came across this article about "Camera Myths" in which the reported said there was a misconception that camera phones took bad pictures and the current crop were really good. He then showcased a photo taken with a high end Nokia camera phone. needless to say, it was a negative demonstration but sadly, the reporter could not tell it apart!

A nice cheaper digital camera would have been able to take a better shot but keep it in manual mode and experiment with the shutter speed it because your image may tend to over expose. It would help too if your camera has stabilisation too!

Have fun....and yes, you have a nice telescope!

Meng Lee · Post by **Meng Lee** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:44 am

Hi, the shortest answer is, the best medium for capturing moon, sun and planets is to use a webcam.

Philips Toucam, SPC900NC, or DMK or Lumenera.

speedknight · Post by **speedknight** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:44 am

lol yeah hope to get pro consumer soon anyway this is my school telescope not mine. lol

Post by **weixing** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:55 am

Hi,

anyway is there a away to improve on this pic ?

Hmm... may be a bit unsharp mask to sharpen up the image a bit... I think that may be the only improvement for this image... may be some other image processing expert can give better advice... I'm not very good at image processing.

Anyway, it's possible to get some very good image through a mobile phone camera... I saw a few good Moon image took through a mobile phone today...

You'll need a steady hand and a lots of patient to slowly align your mobile phone camera to the eyepiece.

Happy imaging and good luck.

Have a nice day.

speedknight · Post by **speedknight** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:12 am

hmmm i guess well if you want best mobile phone cam for on the go astro photography there is a Sharp 903SH which is a triple layer CCD,3.2 mega pixels of cos a digital cam would be best option.

Post by **weixing** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:08 am

Hi,
As what I mention, to took Moon image through mobile phone, a steady hand and patient is the key especially if your mobile phone don't have manual control.

You need to aim the small camera lens accurately and hold it while the mobile phone camera start to adjust the exposure... it'll take some time that why you need a steady hand. Sometime, you'll need to tilt the mobile phone camera a bit at certain angle, so that the Moon won't overexposure... it's basically trial and error, so you'll need a lots of patient. Unless you found some way to mount the mobile phone camera at the eyepiece.

Below was some images I took last year through a 5" Achromatic Refractor using a Nokia 71 mobile phone camera for your reference. Not very good, but some are quite decent (I had seen better Moon image took through a mobile phone camera):
http://www.singastro.org/viewtopic.php?t=3633&start=0

Keep trying, be patient and you'll get your Moon image.

Have a nice day.