It's going to be -15°F on Tuesday, and we're supposed to have a snow storm all weekend. My camera attachment for my Orion EQ-1 mount came in the mail so I can finally set it up - but... it's freaking freezing out and I'm half sick.
![sunset january 3 in Indiana sunset january 3 in Indiana](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhZRFw80J0YP5ZMl2NJtYuX3Vw_SjYvA287m2GgnxLnejZ0J5WeyNJ9IIFdOMoLUuUfLT8wLpyxpZSaMlwIlMH1mKF7BV1-2mhPEG6QsYKNWJSHc6XN8nGhnobvuZMCpiSjqP3r-SwPK-/s400/January+sunset+in+Indiana.JPG) |
ISO 800, 53mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec |
![Pink and purple sunset with trees Pink and purple sunset with trees](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7lNSNq2dxnVNc90VWHt93qY09VH1_AlthgjhDi96aP96vXNcWqL5kTId6p80wbNVRWZvZyEec79zY2TyIwTAvryZiCLhJkp37GmeBO2A_LeAEiJENz5nSkwj5giV92E6ebuLgQGIH_lA/s400/Pink+and+purple+sunset+with+trees.JPG) |
ISO 800, 300mm, f/11, 1/50 sec |
When I saw the crescent moon setting above some pink and purple clouds, I did take my camera and tripod out onto the balcony for a few shots. Can't waste this weather. Clear skies were a rare commodity in December.
I'm eager to try a "real" moon photo with my T5i, stacking in Registax from a fixed tripod. For now, I just have a few frames taken while the sky was still blue.
![crescent moon january 3 2014 crescent moon january 3 2014](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzkdWCaDOAeWXHxK3ebti3PK4hQOxLZtIwnBmpHXmUrrq75j6dR4GUlT1RF2ShPhla9B5YkWWh9LFxcRUJgjTmj5pZFKqsjOEq4ouUCK3M57ytzCXRzwX9mmoCGETI7bI8YHG3Mg8HBwx/s400/crescent+moon+january+3+2014.jpg) |
ISO 200, 300mm, f/11, 1/40 sec |
![crescent moon january 3 2014 crescent moon january 3 2014](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1q-8uZwb123tCJp3vufPdqF3U54gTFY8Ji2cDeH__HfGy3BRPvDNShsTOm4Pf0XMTjuQcidS68IR6bS52vaXnxowN80YfdG0d24Lh2mdkpjLzfCLrBZ58XKdJS_PdU7huWHbeQAJjTply/s400/moon+red+contrail.jpg) |
Originally ISO 200, 300mm, f/11, 1/160 sec, brightened in Photoshop |
![artistic moon with jet contrail artistic moon with jet contrail](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAYMO78LPB0VfwrWXG2258OHVohELTIgtYWhMxetE4CnZyv17zv0LaAwMWkKykxJVj6vLuAAUcHaxmZ9Ds_jSKbY1dfwC-_UHeBJ5oIsxdRnpUvElBZWU11OYOvZvZTHY6KITOnzJzBX9/s400/moon+red+contrail+extreme.jpg) |
Same image as above with the settings jacked up to look cool! |
![crescent venus with DSLR and 300mm lens crescent venus with DSLR and 300mm lens](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbv17copwRC4GuZPLV2XbYaiQhY7rjQix96bCXprACDVcmd9hOtvX-xSv5YAZPpuLrvNRMv3YHcIc8-si3k7Syvny-MLT33cRkA2SXJw4rYsKC59yU1-PisldsdQrPUqvqv_Dgb6BDCKO/s400/crescent+venus+with+canon+t5i.jpg) |
ISO 800, 300mm, f/11, 1/250 sec |
I'm really surprised how clear Venus turned out! I didn't even recognize it at first, I saw a bunch of contrails and jets and then this white dot about to go behind the clouds. I figured it must be Venus because it has been extremely bright recently, but I never thought I'd be able to resolve the crescent shape with just my camera lens. Maybe it's sharper because of the high f-stop, or maybe it's just my first time shooting Venus with my higher resolution camera. Either way, this is pretty cool!
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