Yesterday's moon

Tonight it's too cloudy for this, but last night I managed to snap this.

Why can I not manage night time moon shots though? I've read several guides that suggest iso 100. 1/125 and 5.6 etc, but they're just not sharp.

Any further tips? Pleeeeeease!

[Miley]

Nice one!

[Boo]

I recognise that...lol

[Nicola Eastwood]

@huvesaker :0)

[Nita]

This is wonderful. I like the blue of it, good luck with the night ones - I can't get them either.

[SIMMY]

Awesome, Fab seeing it with a blue sky. Great detail

[Kathryn]

I've got nothing helpful to add. This turned out great.

[Carol W]

I love your shot! I don't know if this answers your question but if you photograph the moon while the sky is still light, there is not too much of a difference in the light level coming from the 2, so the camera copes well. When the sky is dark, however, there is such a huge contrast between the black sky and the really bright moon that your camera struggles. If you look at the moon through a telescope, your eyes will be dazzled because it is such a bright object (it's showing us the reflected light from the sun, so no wonder it's bright!). So try taking your image with the sort of settings you would use if you were shooting on a very bright day. You will probably have to experiment a bit and see what works best for you and your camera.

[Carol B]

Nicola, I haven't done any lunar shots, but have bookmarked this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_11_rule

[graycie]

I love this: it shows as a large solid object and yet it floats so easily in the sky . . .

[Sarah Munnings]

This is a beautiful moon shot:)

[Daniel]

Lovely image! Those settings should work, but I can't really talk; I can never get a good shot either.

[Emma Durnford]

This is good, it seems a lot more effective to highlight craters by shooting in daylight/dusk rather than night. You have got excellent detail, I would think just a bit of increased contrast and sharpening would accentuate even more.