Moon features 2021-01-22
Several areas taken during daytime.
| Object ID | Moon Clavius sunrise Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Arzachel, Albategnius Copernicus, Eratosthenes Plato, Alpine Valley |
| Details | 2020-01-22 14:00+UT 65.9% illuminated, 9.38 days |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Exposure(s) | 120fps 90s .ser videos |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert 3, Registax, Photoshop |
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 ASI290MCÂ 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 |