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Dennis
15-11-2016, 08:24 PM
From my back yard I don’t have much of foreground interest so I decided to go for the full disc shots as the Moon inched towards closest approach at around 11:52pm AEST.

Here is a medley of shots using various cameras and lenses as noted on each image.

At a final image resolution of 1024x1024, the differences between telescopes and lenses aren’t as obvious.

Cheers

Dennis

RickS
15-11-2016, 08:46 PM
Show us the big ones, Dennis! Would love to see what the Mewlon can do with a supermoon at high res :)

Cheers,
Rick,

alpal
15-11-2016, 09:23 PM
Great pics -
surprising how good the telephoto is.

Camelopardalis
16-11-2016, 11:41 AM
Nice one Dennis :thumbsup:

Dennis
16-11-2016, 01:41 PM
Thanks Rick, alpal and Dunk, I appreciate your comments.:)

Here is a link to a 2560x2560 pixel version on DropBox – WARNING: File size=570KB.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25149831/Moon_233017_14_Nov_2016_ZWO%20ASI17 4MM_M210%20PF.jpg

Cheers

Dennis

RickS
16-11-2016, 01:50 PM
Thanks, Dennis! I'll spend a little time this afternoon panning around :)

Camelopardalis
16-11-2016, 03:33 PM
Even more stunning at full size Dennis, very sharp :thumbsup:

Dennis
16-11-2016, 04:00 PM
Thanks again Rick and Dunk.:)

Bear in mind that the seeing was about average so not really suited to high resolution work. The Mewlon (and all ‘scopes) can do better with a Barlow/PowerMate on a good night of seeing.

Cheers

Dennis

Mickoid
16-11-2016, 05:21 PM
That 400mm lens is a cracker! Makes the Tak look like an average kind of scope. Interesting comparison. Nice work.

Dennis
16-11-2016, 08:41 PM
Hi Mickoid

The images I posted have all been re-sampled down to 1024x1024 and so unfortunately they do not show the raw detail, image scale and resolution of the original full size captures.:)

When you look at the full size originals, the clear pecking order shows that focal length and aperture are king, as follows:


Tak Mewlon 210 at prime focus with the ASI174MM
Tak Mewlon 210 with x0.8 reducer and 5D Mk III
Canon EOS M3 with 400mm + x2 Extender
Canon 7D Mk II with 100-400 + x1.4 Extender.


Cheers

Dennis

Bart
16-11-2016, 08:47 PM
:eyepop::eyepop:
Ooohh yeaaah!

Derek Klepp
17-11-2016, 05:50 PM
All good Dennis thanks for the views.

Dennis
17-11-2016, 07:59 PM
Thanks Bart & Derek, I appreciate your comments.:)

Cheers

Dennis

firstlight
21-11-2016, 11:26 PM
First chance to see what people got of the perigee-syzygy. I was happy with my shots... until I saw yours :sadeyes:

Beautiful work Dennis.

firstlight
21-11-2016, 11:27 PM
BTW, no such thing as a Sss.. Sssu.. sorry just bring myself to say the word!

Dennis
22-11-2016, 10:31 AM
Thanks Tony, it was nice to have a clear night with no pesky clouds to spoil the party.:)

Cheers

Dennis

Bris_Andrew
29-11-2016, 11:38 AM
:thumbsup: