From Clavius to the edge of space – some nice Lunar Real Estate!

[Dennis]

Here is one of my favourite regions on the Moon, the Southern Highlands stretching from Clavius to the void of space. Mewlon 180, Vixen x2 Barlow and DMK31 CCD camera. Captured 2nd August 2009, Brisbane, 22:50pm.

Remember the good old days with Registax 3?:)

Using a 640x480 Toucam, I’d have to capture 4 avi’s to cover this scene, (allowing for overlap) and then process each avi four times, performing an alignment of a suitable feature in each quadrant. Next, you would assemble the (4) quadrants in each avi and blend them into a single image, followed by creating a mosaic from these 4 final images.:sadeyes:

Not any longer! The DMK31 with its 1024x768 coverage plus the multiple alignment feature of Registax 5 makes the whole process so much less onerous than it used to be. But, tell that to the youth of today, and they won’t believe you…they just cannot comprehend how tough it was in those days!:whistle::whistle:

Thanks for looking!

Dennis

[TJD]

amazing images :thumbsup: i apretiate you amazing eforts:thumbsup:

[iceman]

That's a beauty Dennis, really nice. Definitely one of my favourite areas of the Moon, too.

Nice to see some great lunar imaging.

[RB]

Dennis that's magnificent !!
What a wonderful shot - looks like you can reach out and touch the surface.

:cool:

[DavidU]

Sen.. bloody .. sational ! Detail plus
Excellent Dennis:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[peter_4059]

Lovely close-in moonage Dennis. The detail is amazing.

Peter

[Tamtarn]

Amazing image Dennis :thumbsup: It makes you feel as though you're flying over in a lunar lander skimming the surface :)

[[1ponders]]

What an absolute Cracker Dennis. :thumbsup:

What no autostitch??? :lol:

[DJ N]

Stunning capture Dennis. Great work!!

[jjjnettie]

:eyepop: That's the next best thing to actually being there Dennis.

[sheeny]

Beautiful, Dennis.

Al.

[alphajuno]

Wow Dennis - such clarity. Superb job! I find the Moon very interesting.

[StephenM]

Great shot Dennis!

Cheers,
Stephen

[Inmykombi]

Thats gotta be the best image I have seen of that region.
When conditions and camera and " know how" come together, you get something like you have captured there.

Amazing.:eyepop:

Keep it up....

[matt]

Very nice, Dennis.....very nice indeed!

[Dennis]

Thank you for all your nice comments! The DMK31 with its 1024x768 pixel chip certainly makes these lunarscapes look grand. The seeing was maybe 5-6/10 at the time, so I can’t wait for some 8-9/10 seeing to improve the results.

Cheers

Dennis

[Troy]

Wow great picture
3D looking
:eyepop:

[RobF]

Beautiful work Dennis. Thanks for showing. I won't ask what price your land is going for though....:rofl:

[Kirkus]

Hot-diggity! That's very nice!

[Matty P]

That is awesome Dennis. Superb clarity! I actually thought I was in orbit.... until I closed the browser window. :P

:thumbsup:

[Lester]

Fantastic image, thanks Dennis.

All the best.

[Quark]

Strewth Dennis, I am sorry for not catching up with this previously, I have been preoccupied of late with Jupiter, what an absolute rip snorter of an image.

I don't imagine one would get a better view, even looking out the window of an orbiting space craft.

Top Stuff
Regards
Trevor