MOONSHOT
JUNE 2023 Almost as soon as I bought my first digital camera, I wanted to be able to take photographs of the Moon. It has been a source of fascination for me, since childhood, so being able to see it more closely is naturally something I had to pursue. The 300mm lens I got with the Samsung camera gave me a fair insight into the possibilities, especially as the lens and camera include dedicated astrophotography settings. The reach on the lens wasn't quite enough to reveal much detail, but did give me some nice shots of the full lunar disk. As with other photographs, it wasn't till I moved to analogue lenses again, that I got the ability to really fine tune the focus and exposure and using RAW format for post processing, helped improve results. The Maksutov MTO-500 lens, with its catadioptric mirror really opened up the opportunities for me, as being comparable to a small telescope itself, was ideal for the task. One thing I immediately noticed when attempting to photograph the ...