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Today's October Spookiness (Original Post) HAB911 Oct 7 OP
WOW! 70sEraVet Oct 7 #1
THANK YOU! HAB911 Oct 7 #3
How can two objects that are a couple of hundred thousand miles apart..... 70sEraVet Oct 7 #6
This was taken HAB911 Oct 7 #7
That's outstanding Mousetoescamper Oct 7 #2
thank you! I checked, HAB911 Oct 7 #4
Serendipity provides Mousetoescamper Oct 7 #5
This is a perfect photo and thank you for delivering it, my dear HAB911! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 7 #8
Ditto Mousetoescamper's comment! Thanks for explaining the shot, and for waiting for something to come along to shoot! George McGovern Oct 7 #9

70sEraVet

(5,017 posts)
6. How can two objects that are a couple of hundred thousand miles apart.....
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 10:03 AM
Oct 7

be captured in such sharp focus?
Perfectly spooky, with that vulture! There are a LOT of vultures where we live, and our home is a rediculously large 1908 victorian. We came home one day to find 6 vultures on the roof and chimneys! I've called it the Addams family house ever since.

HAB911

(9,986 posts)
7. This was taken
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 10:15 AM
Oct 7

with a Nikon D750, Nikkor 200-500 with a 2X TC @950mm, 1/400 sec @ f/25 and IS01600

I'm surprised at the sharpness at such a slow speed, however f/25 is pretty excessive and made the difference I think. Here is the raw file as seen through the viewfinder, no processing at all

HAB911

(9,986 posts)
4. thank you! I checked,
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 09:48 AM
Oct 7

the other moon shot like this one was two different occasions, two different cameras. It's a fools errand to consider catching something like this. catching an airplane against the moon has some basis in planning and that's what I was doing when along comes this guy, same with the previous shot last week

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,419 posts)
8. This is a perfect photo and thank you for delivering it, my dear HAB911!
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 10:50 AM
Oct 7

The clarity and the details are astonishing.

George McGovern

(9,797 posts)
9. Ditto Mousetoescamper's comment! Thanks for explaining the shot, and for waiting for something to come along to shoot!
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 07:23 PM
Oct 7
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