Perhaps the front element of the 300/4.5 got fogged up. One of the
hazards in using a lens/telescope at night with falling temperatures. A
deep hood is useful.
Chuck Norcutt
Johnny Johnson wrote:
> At 03:47 PM 2/21/2008, Richard Lovison wrote:
>
>> Here's my attempt last night:
>>
>> http://image66media.com/g2/main.php?g2_itemId=457
>>
>> I used the Takahashi FC-60 (1000 mm)
>
> Hi Richard, what's the focal ratio of the Takahashi? I notice that
> in the second shot, where you got a good exposure of the area in full
> shadow, that the ISO is 200 and exposure is 1 second. I was needing
> 5-8 seconds at f8 and ISO 100 to get a similar exposure and those
> shots were ruined by motion blur.
>
> The Tak & E1 shows noticeably better detail than my E330 and
> 300/4.5. Nice shots!
>
> Later,
> Johnny
>
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