The Moon and Jupiter are currently crossing the skies together. I thought it might be an interesting challenge to try to get a sharp image of them. I have tried before without luck, the brightness of the Moon makes it difficult to get a good image of its shape. The fact that my lens has a field of view of minimum 22° does not make it easier, since the Moon has an angular diameter of only 0.5°.
When I came outside I discovered that a thin patchwork of clouds were covering the skies. I decided to take a few shots anyway. Because I am still very unsure of whether I am focusing right or using the right exposure, I tried to use a method called bracketing. It simply means that you take a photograph using the setting you think is correct, and then also take a number of photographs where you make small adjustments in some of the settings. I took about 30 photos with various combinations of ISO speed, shutter speed and focus, and I think the result was surprisingly nice.
