Moonrise in Oriental, North Carolina, USA

The Moon phase was Waning Gibbous at 98.2% on 29th of January.  The Moonrise occurred at 18:36 EST and according to PhotoPills over Whittaker Point in Oriental, NC.  It was a prefect day for capturing the moonrise.  The air was cold (36 degrees), but the sky was clear and no wind.

I still need to work on my photography skills for capturing the moonrise.  I used the Sky Watcher Star Adventurer 2i, which help for long exposure, but I need to work on getting the camera setup and correct setting.  It’s a work in progress.

Taken at 18:40 Shutter Speed: 30 sec Aperture: f/9 ISO: 50 Focal Length: 300mm

Here are some other photographic I took.

Taken at 18:51 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Aperture: f/8 ISO: 400 Focal Length: 220mm

Taken at 18:58 Shutter Speed: 1/200 Aperture: f/8 ISO: 400 Focal Length: 105mm

Taken at 19:12 Shutter Speed: 3.0 seconds Aperture: f/4.5 ISO: 400 Focal Length: 55mm

Finally, photos of the moon in the Waning Gibbous phase.

Taken at 21:39 Shutter Speed: 1/500 Aperture: f/7 ISO: 100 Focal Length: 300mm

Taken at 18:57 Shutter Speed: 1/200 Aperture: f/8 ISO: 400 Focal Length: 280mm

My Sky Watcher Star Adventurer 2i setup:

Sky Watcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro Setup on the Fishing Pier in Oriental, NC.

Equipment Used:

Nikon D7500

Nikon DX AF-S NIkkor 55-300mm

Tripod

L Bracket – 3 Legged Thing QR11-LC Universal L-Bracket 

Sky Watcher Star Adventurer 2i

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