What’s on your mind?

[Mousse]

Damn how to take this on iPhone?

It's not ideal.🧐 But if you have a telescope, you can attach your iPhone to the telescope. I don't know if you can do time lapse on the iPhone though. I'm betting someone created a camera app that does time lapse.
It won't be DSLR quality, but it should be good enough for a website.

Edit: Here's how from the horse's mouth (NASA).

 

[mtbdudex]

I would need to spend a lot of money if I want a good camera for every case. lol

You need the right tool for the job.
Also, the best camera is the one with you.
I shoot mostly wide field astrophotography now, it’s more diverse and creative I’ve found.

I had a very expensive telescope , which are best for DSO, deep space objects. Thing is … once you’ve gone thru the learning curve, then you’re chasing more details via …. Bigger aperture ($$$$), serious stacking & processing. After 3 years I decided not my long term cup of tea.

 

[bousozoku]

Captured coyotes howling while imagining the lunar eclipse

I wish I could have got something, considering the cold. It was clearer earlier.

 

[bousozoku]

Damn how to take this on iPhone?

This company has some add-on lenses and cases for phones, but getting that kind of quality just isn't possible with a phone.

 

[Apple fanboy]

I would need to spend a lot of money if I want a good camera for every case. lol

Photography is my passion. I don’t drink, smoke or eat out. So that gives me the money.
But a 10 year old DSLR will take better photos than a current iPhone of the moon.

 

[Astuces iOS]

Photography is my passion. I don’t drink, smoke or eat out. So that gives me the money.
But a 10 year old DSLR will take better photos than a current iPhone of the moon.

You don't drink water too??

 

[bousozoku]

It's not ideal.🧐 But if you have a telescope, you can attach your iPhone to the telescope. I don't know if you can do time lapse on the iPhone though. I'm betting someone created a camera app that does time lapse.
It won't be DSLR quality, but it should be good enough for a website.

Edit: Here's how from the horse's mouth (NASA).

I thought about experimenting with one of those telescope-like camera lenses with the T-mount. Then, I saw someone reputable spend the money to try one and showed the results on YouTube. It was was mediocre as expected.

 

[Flowstates]

Oh, the bittersweet betrayal! My beloved Japanese denim, those rigid, noble warriors of fashion, have declared mutiny—clamping down with such relentless loyalty that they seem determined to squeeze the life (and digestion) right out of me. Alas, my heart aches as much as my stomach does.

Forced into exile by my own wardrobe, I'm left to seek refuge among the gentler comforts: slacks that embrace rather than constrict, tailored pants whose grace masks mercy, suspenders that valiantly shoulder the burden my denim abandoned, and overalls, charmingly indifferent to waistline woes.

But above all, dread looms large in the sinister tightening of belts—the villainous enforcer of denim’s unyielding law. For now, liberation lies in looser fabrics, less judgmental silhouettes, and perhaps, the quiet revenge of comfort over fashion's tyranny.

 

[bousozoku]

Oh, the bittersweet betrayal! My beloved Japanese denim, those rigid, noble warriors of fashion, have declared mutiny—clamping down with such relentless loyalty that they seem determined to squeeze the life (and digestion) right out of me. Alas, my heart aches as much as my stomach does.

Forced into exile by my own wardrobe, I'm left to seek refuge among the gentler comforts: slacks that embrace rather than constrict, tailored pants whose grace masks mercy, suspenders that valiantly shoulder the burden my denim abandoned, and overalls, charmingly indifferent to waistline woes.

But above all, dread looms large in the sinister tightening of belts—the villainous enforcer of denim’s unyielding law. For now, liberation lies in looser fabrics, less judgmental silhouettes, and perhaps, the quiet revenge of comfort over fashion's tyranny.

How much ramen have you had?

 

[Flowstates]

How much ramen have you had?

How much ramen have I had, you ask? Let’s just say enough to put Tokyo’s noodle shops to shame—though if we’re confessing indulgences, my fondness for German white beers probably deserves equal credit for this denim rebellion!

 

[Chuckeee]

I caught this with my iPhone

 

[bousozoku]

How much ramen have I had, you ask? Let’s just say enough to put Tokyo’s noodle shops to shame—though if we’re confessing indulgences, my fondness for German white beers probably deserves equal credit for this denim rebellion!

In a month back in Japan, I had ramen once at Tokyo Station and my friend's sister made spaghetti for me the night I landed in Japan. Those were the only noodles I had in a month. Everything else was fairly healthy, although I stopped in a fast food place just to see how bad it was.

I feel the need to eat more healthy and eat a lot of korean stew. I'd better order more tofu.

 

[bousozoku]

I caught this with my iPhone

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You were in a good location.

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

We had clouds...😭😭😭

 

[mtbdudex]

These are stacked every 60 seconds, Canon R5 with 100-500 L lens at 500mm, ISO 25600, f 7.1
I used 1/20 for totality, and then had to increase the shutter speed as coming out of totality got brighter, so used 1/60 keeping same ISO & f stop.
Was all on the fly what looked "nicely exposed" on the swivel viewfinder with my red astrolight shining..

Here's the result; full totality March-14-2025 SE Michigan

Leaving totality ...

 

[Apple fanboy]

These are stacked every 60 seconds, Canon R5 with 100-500 L lens at 500mm, ISO 25600, f 7.1
I used 1/20 for totality, and then had to increase the shutter speed as coming out of totality got brighter, so used 1/60 keeping same ISO & f stop.
Was all on the fly what looked "nicely exposed" on the swivel viewfinder with my red astrolight shining..

Here's the result; full totality March-14-2025 SE Michigan
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Leaving totality ...
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Nice. How long between each shot?

 

[mtbdudex]

Nice. How long between each shot?

I took images every 15 seconds using the R5 auto exposure setting menu, no more interleavemeter needed like I used on the T1i and 70D.
Did various stacks that showed at 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 seconds the result, the 60 second representative shot was most visually pleasing to me, so I used that.
The old fashioned trial and error .. can't do that on a iPhone ...

 

[bousozoku]

It's Saturday and it's not raining (right now), so it could be a wonderful day. I'm hoping for that. Trying not to see the chaos here, concentrating on anything else but walking to shop and eat, I may become entangled in something. They should change the name of the town to "Drama".

Hope you're all having a good weekend.

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

The ride back for the two stranded astronauts has successfully launched.

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

Docking in about 1 hour. It's up on Youtube for the interested.

 

[goldmac2006]

These are stacked every 60 seconds, Canon R5 with 100-500 L lens at 500mm, ISO 25600, f 7.1
I used 1/20 for totality, and then had to increase the shutter speed as coming out of totality got brighter, so used 1/60 keeping same ISO & f stop.
Was all on the fly what looked "nicely exposed" on the swivel viewfinder with my red astrolight shining..

Here's the result; full totality March-14-2025 SE Michigan
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Leaving totality ...
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🔥 pics how did you keep the exposure at the right place?

GSW less than a minute left and I need them to score more and don’t let the Knicks beat us!

 

[BotchQue]

You need the right tool for the job.
Also, the best camera is the one with you.
I shoot mostly wide field astrophotography now, it’s more diverse and creative I’ve found.

I had a very expensive telescope , which are best for DSO, deep space objects. Thing is … once you’ve gone thru the learning curve, then you’re chasing more details via …. Bigger aperture ($$$$), serious stacking & processing. After 3 years I decided not my long term cup of tea.

Every expensive hobby I'd gained over my 65 years always started with... a magazine subscription.
My latest was a subscription to "Sky & Telescope" (or "Star & Telescope"?). Was already into photography, being outside, digital tech, and olympic mathing, but I finally realized that the celestial photos from our various orbiting telescopes are easily available; and at my age, spending stupid money and shivering outside in a Dark Sky park while being chewed up alive by mosquitoes, just wasn't my idea of fun anymore.
I'm also resisting the pull of Nikon's new "Z" mount and a bunch more lenses and bodies; I guess with (enough) age we start to get Wise, right before we die. 😐

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

Dragon has docked with the ISS.
About 1 min 15 sec ahead of time.

Take-aways --

1. Space ships still have Port and Starbord lights.
2. About 5 metres away a literal "Hands Off" order is made, telling crews to get their hands off the controls. The robot will do the docking from here on. Any aborts will be done by the robot.

(Edited to correct the colours...)

 

[decafjava]

Dragon has docked with the ISS.
About 1 min 15 sec ahead of time.

Take-aways --

1. Space ships still have Port and Starbord lights.
2. About 5 metres away a literal "Hands Off" order is made, telling crews to get their hands off the controls. The robot will do the docking from here on. Any aborts will be done by the robot.

Reminds me of that scene in Interstellar when the robot finishes docking the ship to the station Matt Damon almost destroyed.

 

[chown33]

Take-aways --

1. Space ships still have Port and Starbord lights.

Your navigational light colors are reversed.

Port and starboard - Wikipedia

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