Full Moon shot (snapshot)
* Date: May 6, 2023 @00:57 EDT
* Location: Riverdale, Toronto, ON
* Equipment: Nikon D5500 and Questar 3.5” Maksutov at Prime Focus fl:1280mm
* Settings: exp. 1/1000 sec., ISO 400, f/14
* Steps taken for picture: When you get down to it, taking a decent close up snapshot of the Full Moon is harder than you might think. I tried to take the shot with one of my faster refractors, but the image was too bright to get a crisp focus, so I went back to my Questar, but f/14 presents its own set of challenges, especially with a stationary tripod. The Moon was also quite low so I had to navigate between several tree branches. I wanted to keep the ISO down to minimize noise but I also wanted to get the shortest exposure possible. I spent some time in post processing brightening the image to an acceptable level.