<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>Is the lovejoy event still on tonight??</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:9px;color:#575757">Sent from Samsung Mobile</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Scott Barrie <barrie_62@sympatico.ca> <br>Date:02/20/2015 1:45 PM (GMT-05:00) <br>To: astronomers@hamiltonrasc.ca <br>Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Pics of less than 24hour old moon <br><br>I trust you'll be providing warmer viewing conditions...:-)<br><br><br><br>On Feb 20, 2015, at 1:22 PM, Roger Hill <Roger.Hill@hiteach.net> wrote:<br><br>> Also, don't forget about this evenings nice photo-op with Venus, Mars and the Moon!<br>> <br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: astronomers on behalf of Scott Barrie<br>> Sent: Fri 20/02/2015 11:56 AM<br>> To: astronomers@hamiltonrasc.ca<br>> Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton Pics of less than 24hour old moon<br>> <br>> <br>> Thanks, Muhammad (and Murray, Roger and Gary!).<br>> <br>> I used a Nikon D600 with an f4.0 200-400 zoom lens.<br>> <br>> Exposure for both shots was 1/13 sec at f5.6.<br>> <br>> ISO on the wide shot was 2500 and it was shot at 260mm.<br>> <br>> The closer shot was at ISO 1250 and the lens was set to 400mm.<br>> <br>> I did try a variety of different settings. 1/30 sec was slightly sharper at the expense of increased noise, although I was always surprised at the amount of detail that could be found in the files.<br>> <br>> Here's one shot a little bit later at 1/30 sec at f4.0, ISO 5000. The white dot above the tower is a plane.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On Feb 20, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Muhammad Basil Ahmad <bscphm@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> <br>>> Very nice, Scott. I saw it when I got home from work, but I was too cold to shoot.<br>>> <br>>> What was your camera set up?<br>>> <br>>> Muhammad Basil Ahmad<br>>> HonBSc, BScPhm, RPh, CDE<br>>> <br>>> On 19 February 2015 at 20:27, Scott Barrie <barrie_62@sympatico.ca> wrote:<br>>> <br>>> I braved the cold tonight to try and get a shot of the new moon. Had just about given up - thinking I must have had the wrong night - when I spotted it, a little lower than I anticipated. Managed to get a few shots. Too darn cold to stay out very long.<br>>> <br>>> Scott Barrie<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> <New moon and wires wide 2-6538.jpg><New moon near wires 2-6544.jpg><br>>> <br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> astronomers mailing list<br>>> astronomers@hamiltonrasc.ca<br>>> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> astronomers mailing list<br>>> astronomers@hamiltonrasc.ca<br>>> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <winmail.dat>_______________________________________________<br>> astronomers mailing list<br>> astronomers@hamiltonrasc.ca<br>> http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>astronomers mailing list<br>astronomers@hamiltonrasc.ca<br>http://hamiltonrasc.ca/mailman/listinfo/astronomers_hamiltonrasc.ca<br><br></body>