The Moon
The Waxing Moon
25% of 1000 framesThe Waxing Moon
My best ever image of the Moon even if I say so myself. If you click the image will open full resolution uncropped. I am amazed that my old Meade LX90 8" can capture such detail as the little craters and rills. The air is very clear here due to the lack of anything moving on the ground or in the air so that helped I'm sure. (Covid-19 has a benefit!)
All the details are below the picture, thank you FireCapture. PlanetarySystemStacker is very easy to use once you've read the manual and whizzed through the data. I used slightly larger alignment points and 4 sharpening layers. No other processing except JPG conversion in IrfanView.
Image date, time and location: 2020-04-03 19:45Telescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 UHTC 8" F10Camera and filters used: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Baader Neodymnium 1.25" filter, PierroAstro ADCProcessing applied: PlanetarySystemStacker 0.7.0
Super Red Wolf Moon 2019
Single FrameSuper Red Wolf Moon 2019
Image date, time and location: 2019-01-21 03:58 - 06:58CET Manche, FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: TS1506UNC f4, TS KomakorrCamera and filters used: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Revelation UV/IR 1.25" filterProcessing applied: Firecapture, PIPP, GIMP
Super Red Wolf Moon
AnimationSuper Red Wolf Moon
19 Jan 2019 Manche, France179 x 0.0001s G120 T-20C Offset 30Image date, time and location: 2019-01-21 03:58 - 06:58CET Manche, FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: TS1506UNC f4, TS KomakorrCamera and filters used: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, UV/IR 1.25" filterProcessing applied: Firecapture, PIPP
Full Moon
Full Moon
Image date, time and location: 2018-08-05 23:58 Manche , FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: TS1506UNC f4, TS KomakorrCamera and filters used: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Baader Neodymnium 2" filterProcessing applied: PixInsight, IrfanView
Moon - Top of Mare Frigoris, Crater W Bond, Barrow and Scoresby with Goldsmidt in shade.
Moon - Top of Mare Frigoris, Crater W Bond, Barrow and Scoresby with Goldsmidt in shade.
Image date, time and location: 2018-04-18, 23:00:00 Manche, FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: LX90 8", 2x ED Barlow, ADCCamera and filters used: ZWO ASI294MC Pro Gain=368(off) Exposure=7.5ms -10c No FiltersProcessing applied: SharpCap Pro, Autostakkert!3, Registax
The Day After the Super Blue Moon (1 Feb 2018)
The Day After the Super Blue Moon (1 Feb 2018)
First light for my new ZWO ASI294 Pro OSC CMOS camera. Exposure 0.0004s at 0 Gain.
Image date, time and location: 2018-02-01 22:50:00 Manche, FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: TS1506UNC f4 Newtonian, TS Komakorr corrector, ZWO OAG with GPCAM2 MonoCamera and filters used: ZWO ASI294 Pro Colour @-15c, no filtersProcessing applied: Autostakkert3! as 32bit FIT file, GIMP 2.9 (colour, curves, sharpening using NL and Unsharp Mask, Save As), Irfanview
The Moon, Total Eclipse 2015
The Moon, Total Eclipse 2015
1s x10 photos @ISO800Image date, time and location: 2015-09-28 04:46 CEST Manche FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8", Baader Alan Gee II TelecompressorCamera and filters used: Canon 1000d Modded, no filtersProcessing applied: PIPP (centring, cropping and rotating), Registax (alignment, stacking, sharpening)
The Moon before the Lunar Eclipse 2015
The Moon before the Lunar Eclipse 2015
10 frames ISO800 1/3200sImage date, time and location: 20150927 00:30 Manche FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: LX90 8" Baader Alan Gee II Telecompressor F5.5Camera and filters used: Canon 1000d Modded, no FiltersProcessing applied: Registax
Waxing Moon in Normandy, France
Waxing Moon in Normandy, France
The image is a composite of two sets of 640x480 pixel frames to capture the whole moon. The scope was mounted on a EQ1 type mount with electric RA drive. Post processing was used to highlight tonal differences in the mare.
Image date, time and location: 14 07 2008 20:55 UTC Telescope aperture and focal ratio: 80mm, f400mmCamera and filters used: SPC900NC unmodded webcam, IR filterProcessing applied: Registax 2x590 frames north + 2x590+420 frames south merged in iMerge and post processed in The GIMP
Image date, time and location: 14 07 2008 20:55 UTC Telescope aperture and focal ratio: 80mm, f400mmCamera and filters used: SPC900NC unmodded webcam, IR filterProcessing applied: Registax 2x590 frames north + 2x590+420 frames south merged in iMerge and post processed in The GIMP
Venus above the Moon Jan 2007
Venus above the Moon Jan 2007
Taken from my South London back garden using a tripod. There is a hint of detail on the dark side of the moon. Single shot unprocessed.
Image Date 2007:01:20 17:19:34Shooting Data 1/10 s at F 5.60 with ISO 800Exposure Correction EV 0.00Lens 160.00 mm - 35mm equiv: 240 mmCamera KONICA MINOLTA - DYNAX 7DWhite Balance Auto
Image Date 2007:01:20 17:19:34Shooting Data 1/10 s at F 5.60 with ISO 800Exposure Correction EV 0.00Lens 160.00 mm - 35mm equiv: 240 mmCamera KONICA MINOLTA - DYNAX 7DWhite Balance Auto