Moon's been big and bright for the last couple of nights – anyone been taking piccies? Here's my effort from last night:

Now I really was not expecting that 🙄

just because its easy doesnt mean you shouldnt do it!

taken a few months back when it was the closest it will ever be.

quality lost magnifying it in paint

cannon 10d 70-300 is lens with tripod

Blue Moon from Hogmany

And again with slightly shorter exposure

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Not amazing coz they were taken handheld, but I had fun taking them!

Dudie yours is very good, what lens were you using?

Andromeda

quality lost magnifying it in paint

Please tell me you're joking…… Microsoft paint?

Tried and failed to get some last night too, but didn't do very well…

With a 300mm lens, couldn't you have gotten a picture that close by cropping a full size image, rather than zooming?

My first pic is a cropped image with a 200mm lens, no magnifying.

How odd – its upside down from Australia 🙂

Couple of nights ago – havent got a full moon pic yet. might go and have a look in a bit!

Lunar Eclipse from a couple of years ago:

Some crackers there. Zokes' one has a pleasing abstract quality!

Here's mine – been on here before, but any excuse and all that….

Lets try again:

Some great pics here.

Dudie yours is very good, what lens were you using?

Ta. Cheap and cheerful Sigma 70-300 APO DG, stuck on my 50D on a tripod. Image cropped slightly. Would love to try something a little longer, with a more precise focusing ring…

Daffy, how did you manage to take that first pic with a cheap Sony point and shoot and 7.9mm focal length? Were you on board an Apollo mission? 😀

Taken last night

Here's one from when it snowed last year, taken up by the Uffington White Horse:

What I find a bit disappointing is the way that few of you are using any imagination in these photos. Its always square on, Tycho in the bottom right-type stuff.
How about tying to take a picture from a different perspective, say, from behind the dark side, go on, I challenge you 😉

Here's a few of mine from the last couple of years:

3rd January 2010

2nd November 2009

8th October 2009

6th December 2008

8th January 2006

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=moon&w=7509988@N07

Here's one I took during the eclipse a couple of years back. Couldn't believe it when I got home and looked at it.

Tonight's moon piccies:

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more pock marked than a spotty teenager!

Messing about with an old Tokina 500mm F8 mirror lens.

Some excellent pictures, here is mine.

Dirtybike, how do you get the correct exposure for the tree without the moon being overexposed?