By Steven Sweet | 2019-04-25
On 04/25/2019 11:30 pm by Marco Nero | Website | Sydney Australia
Saturn peeking out behind the moon right after occultation this evening just before Midnight. We had clear skies in the East - although the Moon was below the treeline near the horizon just as Saturn first began to pass behind from the illuminated face of the Moon ... so I missed that. I took a few handheld shots at 1/160 second that were fine but this shot was taken on a tripod to allow me a slower shutter to better expose Saturn as it reappeared above the Moon. I used the camera's Auto Focus on the lunar craters to achieve focus plus the camera's self timer with a 10-second delay to avoid any shake... although the Stabilizer on this lens is absolutely incredible for this sort of photography.
[Camera]; Canon EOS M6 Mirrorless camera (APS-C)
[Lens]: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM + Canon EF 2x III Extender.
[Total Focal Length]: 800mm - 1288mm (equiv) due to APS-C sensor crop.
[Mode]: M-Mode.
[Shutter]: 1/125 sec.
[Aperture]: f/11
[ISO]: ISO 400.
[Self Timer]: 10 Second Delay.
[Tripod] Manfrotto Carbon Fiber.
[EDITING]: Color Correction for the Moon. Contrast Correction. Image centered.