Extreme Crescents In Infrared

[saberscorpx]

Extreme Crescents In Infrared

Martin Elsässer dissolves the Danjon limit with his innovative imaging method:
http://www.mondatlas.de/other/martinel/sicheln2007/crescent_june.html


SJS

[edwardsdj]

Very interesting read Stephen. Thanks for posting that.

[Rob_K]

Incredible stuff Stephen! :thumbsup: Thanks for posting. Really interesting to me as I've been trying to image a less than one day old moon for a couple of years now. Always frustrated by first the limited opportunities you get in a year (timing, declination), then poor observing site (now fixed!) and finally the clouds that always seem to gather on the horizon right at THAT time :(. Anyway, I live in hope...:D August is the next feasible shot for me (unless I go infra-red :lol: !

Cheers -

[saberscorpx]

It is impressive.
The technique even allows limb detection at age zero.

Who will be the first to image a New Moon?


SJS

[tornado33]

Gee, amazing stuff there. I wonder what the record for the thinnest Venus and Mercury crescent is?
Scott

[citivolus]

Transit? :P