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Picture of the day -
January 30, 2008
A spectacular view of earth's Moon
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Photo courtesy of Paul Wash.
The earth's
Moon is
one of the most photographed objects in the night sky, and for good
reason: It is extremely close and quite large in the sky as heavenly
bodies go. Although we can easily see the moon with our naked eyes,
a telescope or camera equipped with a zoom lens brings out details
of the lunar terrain that simply cannot be seen with the eyes alone.
Today's picture features a spectacular photograph of the Moon that
was recently taken by photographer Paul Wash using a camera and lens
that can be found in most any camera store. Here are a few words from Mr.
Wash about his wonderful image:
"In October 2007 I was on holiday in the beautiful
Dordogne
region
of South West France. We were staying in a lovely farmhouse
about
five miles outside Eymet. I had most of my camera gear with
me,
but no tripod since I was mainly shooting birds and wildlife.
After we finished dinner I went outside to see how clear the sky was
and found it to be crystal clear. The Moon looked fantastic and I
could
see the
Milky Way running through
Cassiopeia with my naked
eyes. I
went back inside to get my camera and my 400mm lens. Since I
had
no tripod I placed a towel on top of a fence post to support my
lens,
then took four shots. They were all good, but this one was the
sharpest.
The camera and settings used to capture this image were as follows:
Canon EOS 30D, 400mm 5.6 lens, Raw mode, Manual Exposure,
Evaluative
Metering, ISO 1000, and a Shutter Speed of 1/800 of a
second. The
image was captured at 7:07pm on October 10, 2007."
--Paul Wash
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