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Night Sky Shots

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soulsaver_8229

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Hey all, I have a CanonSD200 camera and I tried a few weeks ago to take a thumbnail moon picture. Didnt come out as well as I wanted/thought.......I changed the settings to night time, to no aval. Any advice or tips to take moon/star pics? thank you very much for any help


soulsaver_8229
 
Tell us what about the picture you didn't like and we can help you solve it. Just saying it didn't turn out how you expect doesn't give us much to go by ya know. It's very tricky to get because it's so bright against the night which is so dark. Not to mention the earth is spinning haha. :p
 
Well basicly i saw the thumbnail but it was blury and......i dunno it looked like a thumbnail (from a toe) that was glowing on black papper :p
pfft edit: gf said i should say half moon *cough thumbnail* moon
soulsaver_8229
 
You'll need to use one of the manual modes because the sky is so dark (and moon so small) that the camera thinks you're taking a picture of the sky and not the moon.

Try: Shutter Speed 1/200, Apeture f/5.6, ISO 50. If the moon is too bright, bring the shutter speed up to 1/400. If it is too dark use ISO 100.


Hopefully that should get you into a ball-park estimate. Be sure to set the camera on something steady and try not to move when you push the button. Cheers.
 
SidewinderX said:
get a tripod.
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Believe it or not, the moon is actually bright enough that with a camera like his, he probably does not need a tripod. ISO 400, 105mm, 3MP sensor... you can probably get a decent photo at 1/60 second, though it might be pushing it unless the moon is quite full.

soulsaver_8229, the phrase you're probably looking for is "crescent moon". ;)
 
thumbnail, crescent ah well :p gonna try what Tim_axe said, thanks, and see how it works


edit: it worked, but yes i do need a tripod lmfao unless there are 3 moons? im not as think as you drunk as i am!!! i swear ;) anyhoo thanks once again for tips, ill get that tripod thanks!
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