ITAP of the Moon behind the Space Needle

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image showing ITAP of the Moon behind the Space Needle

KristnSchaalisahorse on May 2nd, 2022 at 18:17 UTC »

Apparently the color was naturally enhanced:

The crescent Moon had a distinct reddish hue as it peeked above the horizon this morning. High level smoke from fires in Siberia as well as dust from the Gobi Desert may be contributing factors.

This was taken on April 24th with a Sony A6300 and a weird little 500mm f/5.6 mirror lens which was also marketed as a visual telescope in the 90s. This shot was at ISO 800, 1”.

I was 3.2 miles from the Needle. Here’s a behind the scenes view.

The same setup was used for sunrise photos with Smith Tower from the same morning, though with a solar filter for the darker shot.

AKchaos49 on May 2nd, 2022 at 18:20 UTC »

That’s badass

OvercookedOpossum on May 3rd, 2022 at 00:04 UTC »

Beautiful, I love non-standard angle shots of the space needle and this one is especially cool.