I tried some experimental photos of the moon at it's perigee with my new camera. Looks like I need to work on the aperture as well as the exposure. Or else there is a second moon we didnt know about
I had tripod, remote shutter operation, hilltop location. Maybe tomorrow.
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That looks a lot like lens flare. Were your optics very, very clean? :) I am presently trying to get a good photo of the moon too ... because I have a new camera too. :)
As Scott says, the ghost moon is caused by flare. More often than not, it results from light bouncing around between the glass elemnts inside the lens - you've seen when you get ghost reflections in double glazing, right? A clean lens can help, but it's something all lenses will do to a greater or lesser extent.
As for exposure, note that the moon is very very bright compared wit other celestial objects. Your camera will see black all around it and auto-expose much longer than it needs. Try spot-metering on the moon if your camera will do it, or use the exposure compensation set to e.g. -2 stops. Most cameras have exposure compensation settings.
Good luck!
I still rather like it. Imperfect is often best.
I think it is lovely! I can't wait to see the moon tonight. I have about another hour or so.
There's a comet drifting about up there too. should be worth a look see if it's on your side too.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/35992534.html
Viewable with binos it says.
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