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I have been struggling with focussing my Pentax K S2 using Live view. The image of the Moon (or the Sun, with filter) is too burned out to focus. The photos are OK so the camera takes care of that. Anyway, I have a tedious workaround which involves focussing on a bright star (with bhatinov mask), locking the focus and moving to the Moon. I think the image below is about as sharp as my 80ED will produce but I still need to be able to focus 'live' and I am fighting that one.
Nevertheless, that picture that I got last night is fascinating because there are no shadows. The normally impressive craters are only visible from the pale stuff on the walls which (I have been told) came from below the surface on impact. Also, the 'rays' are much more visible. It looks like some other object.
That picture reminded me of the original pictures of the far side, all of which must have been taken around New Moon, when the far side was all illuminated. I used to think there was something different about the geology (Selenology?) of the other side but it must have been about no shadows on full sun.
They must have taken great care to only take pictures with the Sun well out of the way in order to protect the camera film etc. (I believe it was a film / develop / scan /transmit system)
PS Any crits about that image. All comments gratefully received.
Nevertheless, that picture that I got last night is fascinating because there are no shadows. The normally impressive craters are only visible from the pale stuff on the walls which (I have been told) came from below the surface on impact. Also, the 'rays' are much more visible. It looks like some other object.
That picture reminded me of the original pictures of the far side, all of which must have been taken around New Moon, when the far side was all illuminated. I used to think there was something different about the geology (Selenology?) of the other side but it must have been about no shadows on full sun.
They must have taken great care to only take pictures with the Sun well out of the way in order to protect the camera film etc. (I believe it was a film / develop / scan /transmit system)
PS Any crits about that image. All comments gratefully received.