Moon time!!

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I'm going away at beginning of may to deepest darkest Cornwall hoping to get some good moon/star pics in the non polluted sky! Can anyone say how full the moon will be around the 5th of may and on??
 
The 5th will be 98% visible, rises at 20:39 (thats where I am though,Livingston near Edinburgh)
Full moon 6th, rises at 22:05 (again where Iam)
7th 98%, rises 23:21( same again)
Cant be that much difference in the rise times, hope this helps a bit.:thumbs:
 
lunarfaqt app on android phone - great app for this!

5th may 99.9% lit! rise at 20:24 set at 04:42 (sunset 20:47 - twilight end 21:29)..
 
5th Mayshould be waxing gibbous at 99.7% luminosity, rising at 8.17 PM, full moon next day at 99.5% rising at 9.39 PM (6th) and then waning gibbous after that on the 7th at 96.2% rising at 10.52 PM gradually becoming less bright as the week goes on. The next Saturday (12th) it will be at 51.9% rising at )1.45 AM.
Hope that helps
 
Excellent, I've hit the jackpot as long as toys clear, fingers crossed! Thanks all very helpful!! Big thumbs!!!
 
mjb123 said:
Excellent, I've hit the jackpot
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Not really. Two reasons.

(1) It's a popular myth that full moon is the best time to photograph it. But it looks much better when it isn't full, because the mountains and craters along the terminator have really contrasty low-angle light on them. At full moon it's all a bit dull and flat. The best time for photography is about now, when there's an attractive crescent visible after sunset. (And you don't need a dark-sky location, because the moon is so bright.)

(2) A full moon negates the benefits of having dark skies, and makes it harder to get good photos of stars, milky way, etc.
 
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last night was a really good time to take moon shots, shame i don't have good lens, I'll pop one here when I get home.
 
StewartR said:
Not really. Two reasons.

(1) It's a popular myth that full moon is the best time to photograph it. But it looks much better when it isn't full, because the mountains and craters along the terminator have really contrasty low-angle light on them. At full moon it's all a bit dull and flat. The best time for photography is about now, when there's an attractive crescent visible after sunset. (And you don't need a dark-sky location, because the moon is so bright.)

(2) A full moon negates the benefits of having dark skies, and makes it harder to get good photos of stars, milky way, etc.
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Sorry to say, but this.
 
I'm gonna put the extender on tonight and have a bash then!
 
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