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Hi Chimera,

I think you captured the moon and Venus just fine with the focal length you used. If you are looking for more detail on the moon then a longer focal length will help with that. It all depends on what you are after. If you are into astrophotography then longer bigger lenses are a must, if you are looking to capture the beauty of the overall scene then you might want to actually go a but wider and include some of the landscape/scenery in the shot along with the moon and Venus. There a number of other conjunctions in 2009 so you will have lots more chances to experiment and see which you like better. If you search the BPS blog you will see some tips for both astrophotography as well as taking pictures of the moon.

As far as focus... since the objects are so far away what usually works is to use manual focus and set it for infinity or close to it. You might also consider using a higher aperture setting as well to get a longer depth of field.

I think your shot is nice, I think it would be nicer if it had some context around it in the way of scenery ... but that is my personal preference