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Object
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Full Moon rises over the old television tower of Stuttgart |
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Name
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Date + Time
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Jun
18, 2008, 20:30 UT |
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Location
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'Grüner Heiner', near Weilimdorf/Stuttgart, Germany
48°49'52" N, 9°05'51" E |
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Optics
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Canon EF 600mm F/4 @ F/4.5 |
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Tools
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Detector ................................ |
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II digital single lens reflex camera |
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Exposure Time(s)
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5 images @ ISO 400:
6.0 # 2.0 # 0.7 # 1/4 # 1/10 sec.
Merged to a High Dynamic Image (HDI) in Photoshop |
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More Details
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Mount
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Photo tripod |
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Guiding
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Processing Details
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PhotoShop |
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Notes
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I had luck to see and shot the rise of the Full Moon over the
television tower of Stuttgart.
Not by accident, but by approximation, I suspected the Moon
would rise near the old television tower. In fact, the Moon was
crossing the horizon line somewhat more in the north, but it
moved exactly above the tower. At this moment, I pressed the
button... It was the beginning of the very shortest Full Moon
night of the year, because the declination of the Moon was very
low (minus 28 degree!).
I had even more luck, because the haze at the horizon made the
Moon shining in red and yellow light. As well, the Moonlight was
dimmed, so I could manage a landscape shot in the dark. Even
then I had to make a exposure bracketing: a series of five
images with different exposure times to handle the huge dynamic
of the scene.
Usually, some romantic people are walking to the top of the
'Grüner Heiner', to watch the Sunset. I told them to stay
because of the upcoming Moon rise. Most of them waited and they
were more than happy to see that great event! |