Waxing Crescent Moon on 09/10/2013

[aleetk]

Hi all,

Took several pics of the moon today using my handphone but only chose 2 to share with you guys.

This image is taken at 256x magnification.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/98832106@N03/10171158955/

This image is taken at a crazy 641x magnification.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/98832106@N ... otostream/

Alex

[Gary]

Nice craters! The phone is handheld? Shot through what telescope?

[aleetk]

Hi Gary,

I took the images using my phone hand held over the eyepiece of my Stellarvue sv110ed. Not an easy thing to do and very frustrating. Need lots of patience. Out of about 100 shots, I only got a few images that are quite ok. Should have used my afocal bracket together with my Sony Nex camera for better stability but I didn't bring it with me. Will also try with dslr or webcam next time.

Alex

[Gary]

Thanks Alex. There are a few things you can do handheld to minimise the shakes and improve positioning accuracy - using a particular grip with the master hand, tuck in your elbows, breath control, using timer/burst features in your phone, ...etc.