moonshine ....

[art b]

ha.. not wot you were thinking...

This weekends full moon won`t be just full,
it will be what`s called an extreme supermoon,

making it the closest to the Earth in 18 years since 1993. It will look about 10 to 15 % bigger than normal
and could create some abnormally high tides from Friday through Sunday.and if its clear skies, it will appear brighter than normal....

[Big Mouse]

the lead up to 2012 - we're all doomed !!!

[Andy]

Being the uber geek, got the telescope out, not needed but with it's enlargement the surface is pretty amazing to look at. You also really get a sense of how buggered up the surface is from stuff hitting it.

After looking at it for a couple of minutes, got bored and started looking for other stuff, this was the point I realised I'm no astronomer and resorted to my iPhone for skywalk!

[EDGE]

Maybe I should get the camera out again, I've acquired a 600mm lens and a 1.5 tele convertor, having said that, it's f*****g freezing !!

[Andy]

Quoting: EDGE

Maybe I should get the camera out again, I've acquired a 600mm lens and a 1.5 tele convertor, having said that, it's f*****g freezing !!

I've found it too bright at the moment to take any decent shots. I really would look one of the Bigma Sigma lenses. They get really good reviews for that sort of photography.

Have you tried the teleconverter? Any loss in the image?