Another quick Moon shot
Just 0.01s in amongst the clouds. Pretty steady seeing to get this much detail with one shot.
Usual 250mm f4.8 Newt at prime focus. QHY168C.
Moody Moon shot
Quick shot with the QHY168C in clouds.
Reprocess of Copernicus and Apennines
Reprocessed to bring out more detail of the 5 March 2020 post
Maria Crisium & Nectaris, Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina Infrared
Two daytime infrared imaging sets
| Object ID | Maria Crisium & Nectaris, Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina Infrared |
| Details | 2020-03-28/29 Daytime |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 OO Newtonian |
| Camera | ZWO ASI 290MC ZWO Infrared filter |
| Exposure(s) | 30s AVI @47fps 1024×768 |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | 10% frames stacked in Autostakkert Final process in Photoshop |
70.4% 4-pane Lunar mosaic
One of my best Moon images I think.
| Object ID | 70.4% illuminated Moon Copernicus, Eratosthenes, Archimedes Apennines, Mare Serenity and Imbrium |
| Details | 2020-03-02 20:02 UT Seeing III (I – V) |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290mc |
| Exposure(s) | 4x120s .ser videos, 45fps 1024×768 |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | Autostakkert, Photoshop |
18 panel 85% Moon mosaic
18 panels were just enough. This is 3000 pixels reduce from the original 5000.
| Object ID | 18 panel Moon mosaic |
| Details | 2019-03-17 Seeing III/V |
| Telescope | 203mm RC8 @f8 |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC, Infrared pass filter |
| Exposure(s) | 30s AVI for each image 17 fps at full resoltion |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert 2, Photoshop, MS ICE |
4 Lunar features in infrared
Using the wrong telescope but pretty steady and sharp.
| Object ID | Copernicus, Clavius, Gassendi and Mare Humorum, Plato and J Herschel 85% illumination |
| Details | 2019-03-17 Seeing III/V |
| Telescope | 203mm RC8 @f8 |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC, Infrared pass filter |
| Exposure(s) | 90s AVI for each image |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert 2, Photoshop |
Lunar Eclipse 2019-01-29
Images taken while doing a Live Stream for the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh
| Object ID | Lunar Eclipse |
| Details | 2019-01-21 02:30 – 05:45 |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | Canon 600D |
| Exposure(s) | Various |
| Capture | Canon Utilities |
| Processing | Photoshop |
97.8% Moon – Copernicus, Kepler, Aristarchus and Sinus Iridium
Not much imaging recently because of terrible weather. This was the only chance and the seeing was incredibly bad after a rain storm. The Maria were undulating so much they looked like there really was water in them. Still got something though.
| Object ID | 97.8% Moon, lunation 14.25 days Copernicus, Kepler, Aristarchus and Sinus Iridium |
| Details | 2018-11-21 22:03 UT, seeing I/V Drifting clouds |
| Telescope | 250mm f5 Newtonian |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC, UV/IR filter |
| Exposure(s) | 90s SER file, 30% frames |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert, Photoshop |
Lunar Mosaic in infrared 11.06 days
That annoying moment when you realise you’ve missed a tiny bit from the mosaic. Always better to overlap the frames more for safety. I though I was!
| Object ID | Lunar mosaic 7 frames |
| Details | 2018-06-24 21:07 – 21:16 UT Low down and seeing II (I-V) |
| Telescope | 200mm f5 Newtonian |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC ZWO Infrared pass filter |
| Exposure(s) | 7 x 60s AVIs, 20% stack |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert, Photoshop |
6 pane lunar mosaic
Mosaics are simple using the new camera.
| Object ID | Lunar mosiac, 6 panes |
| Details | 2018-06-20 22:14 – 22:22 UT 7.15 days 55.9% illumination Seeing: II (I-V) |
| Telescope | 200mm f5 Newtonian |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC unfiltered |
| Exposure(s) | 6 x 60s AVIs at 20fps |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert and Photoshop |
Infrared Lunar mosaic
Put the 200P back on the mount to use with ZWO camera. Seems like a good combination – I’d forgotten what a nice telescope it is. I didn’t plan to do a full mosaic but didn’t realise just how close I was.
| Object ID | 7 frame incomplete lunar mosaic 5.12 days 33.6% illumination |
| Details | 2018-06-18 20:24 – 20:41 UT Poor seeing (over neighbour’s chimney smoke) and gusty conditions which shook the telescope occasionally. |
| Telescope | 200mm f5 Newtonian |
| Camera | ZWO ASI 290MC ZWO infrared pass filter |
| Exposure(s) | 7 x 60s AVI @ 20fps |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert, Photoshop |
Lunar First Light for new observatory
A quick First Light in broad daylight of the Moon through the Mak.
| Object ID | Moon |
| Details | 2018-05-23 18:52UT 8.34 days 68.3% |
| Telescope | 180mm Maksutov at f15 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 600D |
| Exposure(s) | ISO 100, 1/100s |
| Capture | In camera |
| Processing | Processed in Lightroom |
3 Crescent Moons in a row
3 days from New Moon in a row.
| Object ID | New Moon |
| Details | 2018-05-16 20:39UT 1.41 days 2.8% 2018-05-17 20:53UT 2.42 days 8.1% 2018-05-18 21.13UT 3.43 days 15.9% |
| Telescope | C80ED at f7.5 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 600D |
| Exposure(s) | 1/60s, 1/100s, 1/50s |
| Capture | In camera |
| Processing | Processed in Lightroom |
Moon 1.41d 2.8pc illumination
The youngest Moon I have ever seen or imaged. Just 5 degrees above the horizon.
| Object ID | Moon |
| Details | 1.41 days 2.8% illumination 5 degrees altitude 2018-05-16 20:39 UT |
| Telescope | C80ED at f7.5 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 600D |
| Exposure(s) | 1/60s |
| Capture | In camera |
| Processing | Processed in Lightroom |
Three Moon shots
Various Moon shots over the past few months. With my equipment dismantled for the observatory rebuild, this all I can do for now. Still fun though.
| Object ID | Moon |
| Details | 3,26 days, 4.76 days, 8.35 days |
| Telescope | C80ED at f7.5 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 600D |
| Exposure(s) | 1/60s, 1/250s, 1/200s |
| Capture | In camera |
| Processing | Process in Lightroom |
December 3 Supermoon
Not so different really 8.5% bigger in diameter.
C80ED f7.5 600D
100% and 99.9%
Supermoon rise
2017-12-03
C80ED f7.5 Canon 600D
Processed in Lightroom
Copernicus Infrared and X2
Skymax 180 7″ Maksutov-Cass at f15 and f30 (x2 barlow)
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as 4x60s AVI 60fps for f30, 1x60s for f15
ZWO 850 IR pass filter
Captured with FireCapture
Processed in AutoStakkert, Photoshop CC and PIPP for f15
19:46 UT Seeing: I-II
10.59 days
Seeing was far too poor and altitude too low for high res imaging. Nothing achieved at f30.
Albategnius 21.57 Moon
Skymax 180 7″ Maksutov-Cass at f15
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as 4x60s AVI 60fps (not always achieved)
ZWO 850 IR pass filter
Captured with FireCapture
Processed in AutoStakkert, Photoshop CC
08:15 UT Seeing: II gusty wind, daylight, blue sky
21.57 days
99.7% Harvest Moon
2017-09-05 20:29 UT
Seeing III
C80ED 80mm f7.5 1/200s ISO100
Canon 600D Processed in Lightroom
Love it or hate it there’s no denying the full moon is beautiful and always satisfying to image. The large impact craters such as Tycho and Copernicus stand out so well at this phase with the ejecta covering vast areas of the surface.
First Infrared moon test on Plato
First test using ZWO 850 IR pass filter on Plato and Alpine valley.
The question was: is the DBK sensitive at infrared wavelengths that the filter allows through and so can image during daylight hours?
YES!
Skymax 180 7″ Maksutov-Cass at f15
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as 4x60s AVI 60fps (not always achieved)
Captured with FireCapture
Processed in AutoStakkert, Photoshop CC, Lightroom
19:38 – 19:42 UT Seeing: III but low altitude
9.41 days
ZWO 850 filter transmission characteristics
Plato to Archimedes and Alpine Valley
7″ Mak at f15
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as
8x30s AVIs turned into a mosaic
Processed in AutoStakkert, Photoshop and Lightroom
Copernicus and Eratosthenes
7″ Mak at f15
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as
6x30s AVIs turned into a mosaic
Processed in AutoStakkert, Photoshop and Lightroom