Langrenus - Condorcet

[multiweb (Marc)]

Last night I did a bit of moonage as it was clear early evening and the air was quite stable. Here's the first of many moon shots I took with the CN-212 and the ASI 462MC in IR barlowed x3. Managed to get some fine details this time. The light incidence helped and I'm slowly getting there with the processing.

There's a big one here.

Added Condorcet on the edge of Mare Crisium. Got a few shots there so pretty sure I can do a 3 or 4 panel mosaic of the area. These panels take ages to process on my i7. Killing it.

There's a big one here.

Enjoy the view.

[RB (Andrew)]

That looks awesome Marc !

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by RB

That looks awesome Marc !

Thanks mate. I edited the crater Bilharz spelling. My reference map font is small and I haven't found how to make it larger. I need bigger glasses. Oh well... at least I can still reasonably focus.

[5ash (Philip)]

Lovely detail
Philip

[Saturnine (Jeff)]

That's a lovely up close Langrenus considering Luna was well past the meridian the CN-212 certainly works well. You didn't happen to image Petavius as well, one of my favourite craters.

[PeterM]

Absolutely stunning image Marc!

Thought this went well with it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut7crk0Gz3k

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by 5ash

Lovely detail
Philip

Thanks Phil.

Originally Posted by Saturnine

That's a lovely up close Langrenus considering Luna was well past the meridian the CN-212 certainly works well. You didn't happen to image Petavius as well, one of my favourite craters.

Thanks mate. I have a few more shots around the terminator so I might have. I'll check when I process them

Originally Posted by PeterM

Absolutely stunning image Marc!

Thought this went well with it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut7crk0Gz3k

Thanks Peter. Wow, very cool vid. You can see the central peaks quite well. The floor of the crater is littered with rocks and brighter bits. I was worries that all the granulation in the pic was artefacts. Ran it through a few seasoned imagers and they say it's legit.

[Camelopardalis (Dunk)]

Nice close-up Marc

What's not to love about a big SCT

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Camelopardalis

Nice close-up Marc

What's not to love about a big SCT

Thanks Dunk. That's a classical cassegrain f/12.9, a little south of 10" aperture (212mm) so not that big but super sharp optics.

[Camelopardalis (Dunk)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Thanks Dunk. That's a classical cassegrain f/12.9, a little south of 10" aperture (212mm) so not that big but super sharp optics.

Apologies! If I'd said CAT that might have been closer

Looks like it's making the best of the seeing.

[Dennis]

Very nice Marc, some lovely details in these.

Love the observing throne in the back yard.

Cheers

Dennis

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Camelopardalis

Apologies! If I'd said CAT that might have been closer

Looks like it's making the best of the seeing.

Yes it's a good aperture, still quite light to carry around and very good at long FL. The seeing was quite good when I started the session.

Originally Posted by Dennis

Very nice Marc, some lovely details in these.

Love the observing throne in the back yard.

Cheers

Dennis

Thanks mate. yeah that's one of the chairs from the outdoor set under one of the verandas. They're quite bulky and I keep all the electrical and power supplies under it and the table from the dew.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Saturnine

That's a lovely up close Langrenus considering Luna was well past the meridian the CN-212 certainly works well. You didn't happen to image Petavius as well, one of my favourite craters.

Here you go. Found it.

Big one here.

[Anth10 (Anthony M)]

I’m moonstruck looking at these very close images they are spectacular.
Top shelf stuff Marc.

I’d like to have a go with my Newt but I guess there is a bit of skill behind taking these images. Very inspiring.
Cheers
Anth

[JA]

You were there

Best
JA

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Anth10

I’m moonstruck looking at these very close images they are spectacular.
Top shelf stuff Marc.

I’d like to have a go with my Newt but I guess there is a bit of skill behind taking these images. Very inspiring.
Cheers
Anth

Thanks Tony. You shouldn't have any problem given your mars shots. It's no different than planetary imaging, easier to focus and a wider field. If your camera can still sustain a decent frame rate full frame then you should be good. Give it a go. Just watch out for the histogram as illumination changes wildly around the terminator so it's easy to burn the highlights or under expose the darker areas.

Originally Posted by JA

You were there

Best
JA

I wish

[Saturnine (Jeff)]

Hi Marc
Thanks for the Petavius, it doesn't disappoint, another fine image.