On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Depends on apogee vs. perigee.
>
> All of my moon-subject shots are taken with 300mm on 4/3. This works
> out pretty well. There are times when i crop down to an equivalent of
> 600mm, but most of the time my compositions benefit from having a
> little bit of air around it. When you get beyond 600mm on 4/3, it's
> almost impossible to track the moon and frame it without a proper
> telescope mount. The moon is really scooting along and you've got only
> seconds for it to traverse the entire image area.
>
> These moon shots are actually selling. I have no idea who is buying
> them for what purposes, but I've gotten a few stock image sales out of
> them.
>
>
I've always wanted to do some astrophotography, and my wife surprised me by
telling me that she's wanted a telescope since she was a little girl.
Problem is, I know I won't use it heavily enough to spend a bunch of money
on one, but I also don't want to buy crap. I just need something decent
with a tracking mount. Maybe I should find the local astronomy club and
ask for recommendations. Maybe someone's upgraded and has a decent used
scope for sale.
--
Paul Braun
Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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