Jakarta –
For astronomy lovers, the appearance of the blue moon tonight may not be enough just to be observed. It’s a shame if this rare full moon phenomenon isn’t captured by taking photos, at least using a cellphone camera.
Some preparation is required in photographing the full moon. To note, the lens on a smartphone camera is a wide-angle lens so that when using a far-sky object like the Moon, its appearance will look so small.
Pay attention to the tips for photographing a blue moon using a cell phone quoted from Infoastronomy.org below, so that the Blue Moon tonight is perfectly captured.
How to Shoot Blue Moon Tonight Using a HP
1. Don’t use zoom
Some cameras are now equipped with advanced zoom features that produce quality shots taken from a distance. However, the feature is digital zoom only.
This feature allows you to zoom in on image objects to make it look as if they are getting closer, so it’s not a true zoom feature like optical zoom on DSLR cameras. This feature only does a crop on the results of the photo which can reduce the quality.
2. Make use of the foreground
Instead of using the digital zoom feature, you can use another photo technique, namely by including the foreground or foreground. So instead of just focusing on the Moon, you can use the foreground like trees, buildings, and so on to make the photos more interesting.
3. Turn off the flash
Photographing the blue moon phenomenon is photography with minimal light. For camera settings, start by turning off the flash. Although shooting is done at night, we don’t need flash.
4. Use manual mode
Enter manual mode on the smartphone camera. By entering this mode, you can freely set several important parameters in shooting such as ISO and shutter speed.
5. Set ISO and shutter speed
Next, in manual mode, set the ISO and shutter speed to the lowest number shown on your cellphone screen. This setting is useful so that the resulting image quality can be maximized.
6. Adjust exposure
Besides ISO and shutter speed, exposure also needs to be regulated. Currently there are many HP cameras whose exposure can be adjusted. The exposure adjustment function is to adjust the brightness of the image so that you can adjust the intensity of the moonlight and the desired surrounding environment.
7. Use a telescope
To get a big picture of the Moon in the photos, photographers need a telephoto lens. But since smartphones cannot be attached to telephoto lenses, we can change the method by attaching them to telescopes.
The telescope functions as a light collector. By attaching a smartphone camera to a telescope, the photos will of course be clearer. For those of you who want to use a telescope, you need to buy a smartphone camera adapter for the telescope. Attach your smartphone to the adapter and then attach the adapter to the telescope eyepiece.
Hopefully, the sky will be clear tonight so that the appearance of the blue moon will look clearer and more beautiful. Happy shooting!
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2023-08-30 01:45:32
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