#orionxt8

[therealtiedyeastronomer]

Tips for photographing the moon with your smartphone:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • Try during daylight, when there's less contrast between the Moon and the background!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • Set the exposure as low (dark) as possible. On Android phones, you set the exposure by tapping on a bright object, then dragging up and down on the dotted bar that appears, and tapping the lock icon to hold the settings.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • If you want to attempt a photo of the Moon during nighttime, set your camera's focus and exposure on a distant, brightly lit object, then pan over to the moon.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • Use HDR or night mode, if you phone has it.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • Zoom in as much as you can: even if your phone doesn't have optical zoom, it might help you to get a lower exposure if more of the screen is filled with brightness.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • Moon photos will always be better with optical aid! A pair of binoculars, a telescope, or even a pocket magnifier held in front of your camera will help!⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣ Equipment used for each photo:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Photo 1: Pixel 2 (Night Sight mode)⁣⁣ Photo 2: Nexus 5X pointed through 15x70 binoculars⁣⁣ Photo 3: Pixel 2 pointed through 15x70 binoculars (cropped)⁣⁣ Photo 4: Pixel 2 pointed through a backyard telescope (92x)⁣⁣ Photo 5: Nexus 5X pointed through a backyard telescope⁣⁣ (~250x) ⁣ Clear Skies- or interesting clouds!⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣ #moon #moonphotography #astrophotography #cellphoneastrophotography #smartphoneastrophotography #orionxt8 #oriontelescopes #astronomy #astronomylovers #diyastronomy #space #spacelovers #lunarphotography #luna #mewn https://www.instagram.com/p/BxlemcDFDow/?igshid=1e0qfzty5a7am

[chrisduncanville]

A tweet

Light Bucket likes his bigger two inch lens! #astronomynerd #orionxt8 #astronomy #sizedoesmatter https://t.co/X7lZzftj1a

— Chris Duncan (@jchrisduncan) September 5, 2017

[vilmaowhateva]

Had the hardest time getting a good photo cause the moon is so fucking huge right meow. #orionxt8 #oriontelescopes #moon

[pharaonicbrand]

Don't use my "Beast" as much as I'd like. Gonna try take him out more this Spring/Summer #orionxt8 #stargazer #astronomy #macrocasim

[therealtiedyeastronomer]

Jupiter's looking in pretty fine form tonight! In fact, the seeing is so good that I can resolve Ganymede (not shown) into a disk visually. Telescope: Orion XT8 + Ethos 4.7mm Camera: Pixel 2 HDR+ Enhanced Processing: 100% contrast and structure :P And a whole lotta luck to get a picture like this with a cellphone! Back to visual! #jupiter #jupiteropposition #oriontelescopes #orionxt8 #xt8 #pixel2 #hdrplusenhanced #luckyimaging #luckyshot #jovian #jupitermoons #cellphoneastrophotography #cellphoneastro #astronomy #space #televue #ethos47mm #ethos #afocalastrophotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Byo3XW1pqED/?igshid=2lleodbi7xh

[therealtiedyeastronomer]

The moon this morning is looking a little 3D... #moon #latenight #well #earlymorning #but #whoscounting #thesehashtagsmaybewittierthantheyappear #canyoutellimtired #afteranightoftakingspectra #anywaylookforthemoonthismorning #illbesleepingin #cellphoneastrophotography #lunarphotography #oriontelescopes #xt8 #orionxt8 #televue #ethos13mm #pixel2 #nightsight #luna #craters #and #mountains https://www.instagram.com/p/BwgsFj9Fdpy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zy5sytcnzloj

[therealtiedyeastronomer]

Is it just me, or does this photo I took of the lunar eclipse last night look like the moon is made out of Neapolitan ice cream? Clear Skies, y'all! #themoonisntmadeofcheese #itsicecream #superbloodwolfmoon #vs #superbloodwolfneapoltianmoon #doesnthavequitethesamering #lunareclipsejanuary2019 #jan20 #orionxt8 #siriusplossl #25mm #pixel2 #nightsight #neapolitan #neapolitanicecream #lookalike #pareidolia https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs7Da37FWr6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18ljx88a0bxqi

[therealtiedyeastronomer]

Here's a photo I took of last night's #superbloodwolfmoon #eclipse and edited to make it look like it did visually in my telescope at 92x! This photo was taken at the moment of maximum eclipse, when the moon was as far into Earth's shadow as it was going to get. It was very noticeable how one end of the bright edge was less colorful than the other! I wonder if that has to do with something in the Earth's atmosphere at the moment- could a large cloud formation along the limb have been blocking some of the red-tinted light? At this point, the moon was so dark I was using the "Night Sight" feature on my phone! Clear Skies! #lastnightseclipse #supermoon #bloodmoon #wolfmoon #toomanymodifers #whatwillthemediacomeupwithnext #butyeah #thatsaprettyawesomename #orionxt8 #ethos13mm #backyardtelescope #oriontelescopes #pixel2 #nightsight #lookupyall https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs6I7L7lkmQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mhotxw1c2agk

[therealtiedyeastronomer]

The eclipse has begun! The moon has entered the penumbra- the fuzzy part- and the shadow is now dark enough to see with the naked eye! This is the view at 92x in my 8" backyard telescope. Notice how the top is darker. The view in the telescope is flipped, so if you're in the US it'll be the bottom that's darker. You'll see! #lunareclipsejanuary2019 #lunareclipse #livecoverage #lookup #orionxt8 #penumbra #superbloodwolfmoon https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs4bs97Fogi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zr5s9fn59tql