September full moon 2021: how to photograph the harvest moon on your phone or camera with the right settings
by Carly Earl from Technology | The Guardian on (#5PQYF)
Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl explains the dos and don'ts of taking pictures of tonight's full moon
With the September 2021 full moon rising, also known as the harvest moon, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try and take an Instagram-worthy picture, but unfortunately the moon is really challenging to get a great photo of.
Two reasons: it is very far away and unless you have a telephoto lens (which makes the moon appear closer than it is) it will always appear as a very small glowing dot in the frame.
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