What's the point of taking your own highly detailed photos of the moon? You can find much higher resolution images elsewhere. I usually only want to take a photo of the moon as part of a moonlit scene.

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_caw 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

I love observing the moon, whether that's taking a picture with a telephoto or peeping through telescope.

There's something special about seeing the craters with your own eyes and then sharing that with friends. The framing & cropping, zoom, color of the sky are all unique to that experience.

Plus the moon is always looking slightly different each time, with different areas shadowed; fuzzy details one day are sharp the next.

And it's a skill like any other, which feels great to improve day after day.

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etoxin 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Most people take photos of DSO's, but while you've got the gear, why not photograph the moon. It's also technically fun. Using a cooled camera, I video the moon/Jupiter at 20fps at 3000x3000. Then using software, I only take the frames where there is minimal atmospheric distortion. With the remaining frames, you stack them to get a very detailed image of the moon/planets.

Look up the other gear from ZWO the maker of the seestar.

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cenamus 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

How do you cool them? Dry ice?

Also how do the batteries hold up, or are you powering it off a cable then?

	▲	teamonkey 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		They have active Peltier coolers and you use mains power, a portable battery box, or the 12V output from your car. You also need to power a computer or laptop to capture the images. Roboscopes like the Seestar are an all-in-one kit and have internal batteries that last about 3-4 hours (although for the moon you don't need more than a minute or so). The S50 can take uncompressed video, which you can then process as GP describes but, compared to a more powerful setup, the camera is 1920x1080 and uncooled, the framerate is limited to 30fps, and it only has a 50mm aperture.

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thedrbrian 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Could you explain the stacking process or put up a link explaining it?

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KaiserPro 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Whats the point of taking photos of nature, when there are much better ones out there?

Its about having a hobby. Let us all be frivolous.

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userbinator 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You can also find much higher resolution images in the phone's generative AI "image enhancement" model.

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noja 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

What's the point of taking a photo of Big Ben? I can get much better photos elsewhere.