Getting set to head out to BLM land in the desert. Just checked and the moon should be about 30% and setting around 10:00pm 12/31. After that, I hope for some Milky Way bliss with my new lens. Not to bore the none camera people, I have a new fisheye that has a fstop of 1.8. That means a big opening, and more light, and better at low light situations. Being a fish eye, it should grab a large 135 degree field of view. This lens is meant for what I want to do. The wilderness under star filled skies.