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Through the eyepiece

Through the eyepiece

Shot of the moon using my Orion 8" 1200mm reflector telescope and using an eyepiece filter.

Shot of the moon using my Orion 8" 1200mm reflector telescope and using an eyepiece filter.
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DMC-SZ02

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Aperture f/3.1 ISO 160 Shutter 10/800 Focal Length 45/10

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Jan, 2016

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Outstanding Creativity

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Thanks so much for the lovely accolades. Much appreciated! :-)

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Location

In the town of Prosser, WA

Time

Around 10:30 PM

Lighting

Available lighting.

Equipment

Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ02 digital camera handheld and holding my telescope's moon filter over the lens.

Inspiration

The moon looked so clear to the naked eye.

Editing

No

In my camera bag

Nikon D80, Nikon D5100, Nikon lenses and a Tamron 300mm Telephoto lens. Manfrotto tripod

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