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Photos of the Moon with RX10 M3 - Mid-February 2019

Sony RX10 M3, Mid-February 2019 | Comparison of the Days | Conclusions

On this page, I present photos of the half moon and the days afterwards until full moon, taken on 13-19 February 2019 with the Sony RX10 M3 to document the progress of the Terminator. For the sake of completion, I also add older photos from January 14, 2019, which correspond exactly to the half moon.

Sony RX10 M3, Mid-February 2019

The following photos were taken partly freehand, partly on a tripod with manual exposure and with a focal length of 600 mm (equivalent). I note the shooting data under the respective photos.

All the photos were cropped. Clicking a photo opens this in double size (1:1) in a new window or tab.

January 14, 2019
600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/4		600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/4
February 13, 2019
600 mm, ISO 125, 1/500 sec, f/4		600 mm, ISO 125, 1/250 sec, f/4
Februar 14, 2019
600 mm, ISO 800, 1/1000 sec, f/4		600 mm, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/4
February 15, 2019
600 mm, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/4, tripod, cable release		600 mm, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/4, tripod, cable release
February 16, 2019
600 mm, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/4, tripod, cable release		600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/4, tripod, cable release
February 17, 2019
600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/4, tripod, cable release		600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/4, tripod, cable release
February 18, 2019
600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/4, tripod, cable release		600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/4, tripod, cable release
February 19, 2019
600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/5.6, tripod, cable release		600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/5.6, tripod, cable release
600 mm, ISO 100, 1/1000 sec, f/4, tripod, cable release		600 mm, ISO 100, 1/1000 sec, f/4, tripod, cable release

Comparison of the Days

When comparing the days, you should primarily track and compare the structures at the terminator (shadow boundary).

For an exact evaluation of the photos, the large versions should be considered! All photos are cropped to the same size. Clicking on the photos shows them in double size (1:1) in a new window.

Jan 14, 2019: 600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/4		Feb 13, 2019: 600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/4
Feb 14, 2019: 600 mm, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/4		Feb 15, 2019: 600 mm, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/4, cable release
Feb 16, 2019: 600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/4, cable release		Feb 17, 2019: 600 mm, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/4, cable release
Feb 18, 2019: 600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/4, tripod, cable release		Feb 19, 2019: 600 mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f/5.6, tripod, cable release

Conclusions

These photos from mid February 2019 taken with the Sony RX10 M3 show again again that you can take useable photos of the moon with this camera. ISO 100 and manual exposure improve the results a lot. Placing the camera on a tripod and releasing the shutter with a cable release also leads to besser results.

However, the results do not come close to those taken with a telescope, the fine details are simply missing! I was able to identify craters with a diameter of about 20 km on the photos, on photos taken with a telescope I can get down to half of this and even less.