Cheshire Cat

[oska]

I contend the Cheshire Cat was Alice's hallucination looking at the crescent moon through a tree.

Just L on the SN10 because it gave the best framing.

Autostakert and then PI for some sharpening & a crop.

50% of ~250 frames ASI1600mm

[AstroViking]

Great image, Oska. I'm not into lunar imaging (mainly because my attempts have turned out pretty crap), so it's uplifting to see a quality image of the moon.

Cheers,
V.

[xelasnave]

Great first attempt so well done John.
alex

[Doogs38]

Great pic, John, but I can’t see the Cheshire moggy :-) I always love the detail at the terminator and would spend hours there with my big dob. First time doing lunar imagery? Alex

[oska]

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

Fourth go, technically. First was the first day I got the 85 and shoved the 6D on it and tried, and failed, to get the full moon rising behind a local 'mountain'. Missed it by that much. Second was the blood moon last year and I had to settle for my best single sub as I couldn't work out how to stack them at the time. I tried this shot last month, but a day earlier, and it was very poorly. It seems 'you get that' shooting over the roof of the house just after sunset.

[Bodon]

John, really nice mate!

[Dave882]

Great shot. Some really nice detail and love the natural look. It’s always challenging doing any planetary /lunar imaging in the early evening especially when you’re shooting over roofs. Well done!

[oska]

Thanks Steve.

Cheers Dave, I did feel silly as it was obvious, after it was pointed out to me of course :)

[raymo]

Nice job John.
For Steve's benefit, it is possible to get great single shots without the need to stack; it just takes
a night when the atmospheric turbulence is minimal. My favourite lunar shots were all single shots, and I managed to get a couple published.
raymo

[oska]

Thanks Raymo