Last night was one of those times when an astro photographer with any sense would put his gear back in the car and go home. Well … I really wanted to get an image of the full moon because we only get a dozen a year—and you can’t count on that, given the weather and so much more. Plus, it’s the 55th year since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon’s surface. After that momentous night I recall asking my grandfather if he thought he’d ever live long enough to see men walk on the moon. He replied, “I never thought I’d live long enough to see men fly.” Oh, right.
While setting up the Sigma 150-600mm/Nikon D850 on the star tracker—not sure it would even work, not really focused, clouds all over the sky, I glanced up and saw an air liner headed right at the Tyco crater. Yikes! Just push the button! Okay, so it’s a bit out of focus. I’ll keep it.
I nearly nodded off while waiting for the clouds to move on to some place where people don’t care about clouds at night and thought, well, let’s see what happens. Hmmmm
Then it looked like the sky might clear, yay! No! Stay away from those trees! Oh, never mind. It’s all about composition. Ya seen one full moon ya seem ‘em all.
Witt’s End 