Just the Moon

[cometcatcher]

1 frame, no stacking - too lazy. Skywatcher ED100 + GSO ED Barlow, 1/13 sec at ISO80, Pentax K-5.

Higher res at astrobin ----> http://astrob.in/132802/0/

[Camelopardalis]

Beautifully exposed Kevin :thumbsup: love the detail.

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Dunk. I cheated and shaded the moon for even detail. ;)

[Camelopardalis]

Ha ha excellent, magic crayons ;)

[cometcatcher]

That's what they call Photoshop. ;)

[zardos123]

love the k-5, i have a k-3 but still use the k-5 for a lot of astro stuff, great sensor,nicely handled and not over processed well done
regards brad

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Brad. I do love my K-5 also. I upgraded from the old K-x and don't regret a second of it. The K-x is for daylight only images now. I wish Pentax would make a similar leap in noise performance with the next model.