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Copyright: Mpampis Mantoukas (Xalkida) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 492 W: 114 N: 531] (2753)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-02
Categories: Nature, Experimental
Camera: Nikon D70, AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G, AUSPIS CF 1GB 80x
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/80 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): !My Most Popular Photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-11-02 13:23
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Our natural satellite as I saw it through my 300mm lens. A November's moon for your eyes only!

Infos about Moon:

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It has no formal English name other than "the Moon", although it is occasionally called Luna (Latin: moon), or Selene (Greek: moon), to distinguish it from the generic term "moon" (referring to any of the various natural satellites of other planets). Its symbol is a crescent. The related adjective for the Moon is lunar (again from the Latin root), but this is not found in combination, the combining forms seleno-/-selene (again from the Greek) and -cynthion (from the Lunar deity Cynthia) being used in terms relating to the Moon in various other contexts (e.g. aposelene, selenocentric, pericynthion, etc.).

The average distance from the Moon to the Earth is 384,401 kilometres (238,857 mi). The Moon's diameter is 3,476 kilometres (2,160 mi). Reflected sunlight from the Moon's surface reaches Earth in approximately 1.3 seconds (at the speed of light). The Moon is the Solar System's fifth largest moon, both by diameter and mass, ranking behind Ganymede, Titan, Callisto, and Io.

The Soviet Union's (USSR) Luna program was the first to reach the Moon with unmanned vehicles, or space probes: The first man-made object to escape Earth's gravity and pass near the Moon was Luna 1 in 1959. The first man-made object to impact the lunar surface was Luna 2, also in 1959. The first photographs of the normally occluded far side of the Moon were made by Luna 3 in the same year. The first spacecraft to perform a successful lunar soft landing was Luna 9 in 1966. The first (unmanned) vehicle to orbit the Moon was Luna 10 in 1966.

The United States' Apollo program achieved the first (and only) manned missions to the Moon: The first manned mission to orbit the Moon was Apollo 8 in 1968, and the first people to land and walk on the Moon came aboard Apollo 11 in 1969. The unsucessful Soviet manned Moon project was abandoned in 1974. The Moon is the only celestial body other than the Earth upon which humans have set foot.

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To xen: About this shot...Xalkida 1 09-21 16:14
To vsinopoulos: EyxaristoXalkida 1 11-13 08:09
To Soph: To elliniko feggariXalkida 1 11-02 13:28
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  • Great 
  • Soph Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 207 W: 0 N: 89] (726)
  • [2006-11-02 13:27]
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Giasou Mpampi!
Ti na po, excellent photo*
Your work is always impressive =)
AX na eimouna kai ego stin Ellada na evlepa to feggari apo eki!

Sophia

Terrific. Belongs in a text book. That's impressive with only a 300 mm lens. And a pretty short exposure, too. Greece must be closer to the moon than New York. ;) -Hugh

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  • Juliet Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 875 W: 64 N: 1973] (13558)
  • [2006-11-02 13:33]

Excellent image ! This is a very sharp, clear photo of the moon with a finely prepared frame. Thanks for the info.
Julie

Great shot of the moon! Really good detail & colors.

very beautiful and interesting image, love all the detail, thanx, M, (*_*)

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23588)
  • [2006-11-03 6:09]

Stunningly sharp capture of our neighbour Superb sharpness, colours and details in an expert composition
TFS
silke

Fantastic nocturnal Moon shot Mpampis!
Sharp and clear my friend! TFS
John Toloupolous

** later

exellent Mpampi
The sharpness, the focus.
Filika
sakis

Γεια σου Μπαμπη,

Πανεμορφη φωτογραφια του φεγγαριου!! Πολυ καθαρη με ωραια αντιθεση με τον σκοτεινο ουρανο!
Μπραβο!!

Κωνσταντινος

Yassou Mpampis!

Great shot for a 300mm lens . Amazing details. Good composition. And I do like the police you used for your title and signature. Fits well with the image.
Cheers!
Robert

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2744 W: 369 N: 2624] (11948)
  • [2006-11-05 16:13]

I'm jealous of your lens, Μπάμπη. Beautiful details I don't get to see with my 200 mm... TFS, I think you did a great job. And your framing & text are quite fitting too!

Γειά σου Μπάμπη,
Πιστεύω πως ούτε η ΝΑΣΑ δεν θα έβγαζε καλύτερη φωτογραφία. Η λεπτομέρεια της επιφάνειας είναι καταπληκτική. Πολλή καθαρή και ωραία και απλή παρουσίαση.
Βασίλης

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  • xen Silver Star Critiquer [C: 10 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-09-20 16:36]
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Yiasou Mpampi!!

I cannot believe how sharp this photo is!! You didn't happen to be on Apollo 11 by any chance??? Great, GREAT composition. Well done. Deb :)

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