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    Moon Photography Cheat Sheet

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    This document provides tips for photographing the moon. It recommends using a tripod to avoid camera shake when shooting at shutter speeds slower than 1/60th of a second. It suggests starting with a wide aperture of f/11-f/16 for crisp shots, and setting ISO to 100 or lower to reduce noise. It also describes the "Looney 11 Rule" for setting aperture to f/11 and shutter speed to the reciprocal of ISO.

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    Moon Photography Cheat Sheet

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    This document provides tips for photographing the moon. It recommends using a tripod to avoid camera shake when shooting at shutter speeds slower than 1/60th of a second. It suggests starting with a wide aperture of f/11-f/16 for crisp shots, and setting ISO to 100 or lower to reduce noise. It also describes the "Looney 11 Rule" for setting aperture to f/11 and shutter speed to the reciprocal of ISO.

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    This document provides tips for photographing the moon. It recommends using a tripod to avoid camera shake when shooting at shutter speeds slower than 1/60th of a second. It suggests starting with a wide aperture of f/11-f/16 for crisp shots, and setting ISO to 100 or lower to reduce noise. It also describes the "Looney 11 Rule" for setting aperture to f/11 and shutter speed to the reciprocal of ISO.

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    Moon Photography Cheat Sheet

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    This document provides tips for photographing the moon. It recommends using a tripod to avoid camera shake when shooting at shutter speeds slower than 1/60th of a second. It suggests starting with a wide aperture of f/11-f/16 for crisp shots, and setting ISO to 100 or lower to reduce noise. It also describes the "Looney 11 Rule" for setting aperture to f/11 and shutter speed to the reciprocal of ISO.

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    APERTURE

    MOON
    PHOTOGRAPHY f/2.8 f/4
    Wide Aperture (more light)
    f/5.6 f/8 f/11 f/16
    Narrow Aperture (less light)
    f/22

    CHEAT SHEET Because you’re after crisp, clean shots, shooting at f/11 to
    f/16 will be the best place to start.

    iso
    100 . .. 200 . .. 400 . . . 640 . . . 800 . . . 1600 . . . 3200

    Lower LIGHT SENSITIVITY Higher

    ISO should be set to 100 or lower in order to eliminate


    noise and grain.

    shutter speed

    1/1000”
    1/100”

    1/125”

    1/250”

    1/320”

    1/500”
    1/25”

    1/30”

    1/50”
    10”
    30”

    15”

    2”

    1”
    Tripod Freeze
    Blur Motion Handheld Ok
    Recommended Motion

    On a clear night, taking pictures at 1/60th to 1/125th should


    be a great starting point.

    1 TRIPOD
    A secure base and workstation for your
    camera is essential to capturing the
    moon and avoiding camera shake.
    2 zoom lens
    In order to help ill the frame and
    properly show of the moon, the longer
    essentials
    the
    3
    3
    your zoom lens the better. You don’t
    necessarily need the fastest lens but it’s
    best to use anything 200mm or longer. Looney 11
    rule
    In moon photography, there is
    a “rule of thumb” that is easy to
    memorize - looney 11 rule!

    While you may be able to get away


    with hand holding your camera, your
    best results will, without a doubt, If you don’t have a lens that long, you
    come from mounting your camera might want to consider using shorter
    on a tripod. Make sure your tripod lenses but incorporating foreground According to this rule, you should set
    is easy to adjust! The best ones are elements to the shot. aperture to f/11 and shutter speed to
    light-weight but still very sturdy. the reciprocal of the ilm speed. For
    example: f/11 at ISO 100 and 1/100th
    TIP: second shutter speed.
    TIP: Don’t forget using a shutter
    release cable or a wireless remote. TIP:
    Good tripod must have a good They aren’t essential but they can
    The looney 11 rule is worth
    head – especially with heavier help you avoid camera shake!
    keeping in mind for getting
    cameras and zoom lenses the
    ideal exposures when you
    head is really important!
    photograph the moon.

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