08/12/05 1st Quarter Moon

[xrekcor]

another moon shot.

8" f/6 newt, LPI

1 composite of 6 x .020 sec exp's

Merged & Processed in PS

thanks for looking

regards,CS

[iceman]

Looks great Rob, very sharp. It's been ages since we've had much lunar work posted. Keep it coming.

[[1ponders]]

damn fine shot there rob. Nice and sharp. :thumbsup:

[davidpretorius]

yes very sharp, Well done

i was trying to get a handle on John's sharpness comments by using the moon. the seeing was very good last night down here and the 5mm vixen was showing lovely detail in around this crater.

there were a series of other craters around it.

I am not sure if it is that there is less surface area to look at, or i have not had a good look at the moon for a while, but why am i finding such greater detail or more contrast or something than a full moon?

I believe it will be a mental thing, but the last week have given up loveley views of the moon that chew up the viewing time in smart fashion!

[iceman]

The crescent phases are always more pleasing to look at, rather than a full moon. A full moon is great naked eye, but through a telescope there's just no contrast, no shadows.

The shadows across the terminator really give you a feel for the depth of the craters and show you rilles and other details that you simply can't see when it's bathed in full sunlight.

[davidpretorius]

thanks mike

[Robert_T]

Rob, that would be one of the best moon shots I've seen - crystal clarity from limb to limb! That LPI sure shines on Lunar stuff :)


cheers,

[ving]

crystal clear rob! well done :)

[xrekcor]

Dave, Yup pretty much what Mike said, at fullmoon the Sun's light is hitting
the moon square on from our point of view. As opposed to from the sides or
even rear which will cast shadows hightlighting the terrain. Just like when
you hold a torch under ya chin to greate spooky shadowy faces to scare the
kids, as oppse to shining it straight at a face which wouldn't be as scary at
all.

Thanks for the comments guy's, thought folks might be over moon shots

regards,Cs

[ving]

more like over the moon with moon shots :)

[xrekcor]

Ving,

Did you see my Moon passing Venus shot, even though it actually did it some what
further away than is presented in my shot. And was around 20 degrees bellow my
horizon at the time lol. but I thought it was an interesting comparsion between the
two taken at the same mag.

regards,CS

[ving]

no i dont think i did... got a linky? or is it on the forum?

[ving]

stop looking, i found it :)
looks great :)

[xrekcor]

Thanks Dewd!

regards,CS

[ving]

yea the comparitive size and phase side by side is interesting :)

[Exfso]

That is one lovely clear shot. The good thing about the moon is it does not disappear like the planets, bit like an ex wife, it keeps coming back for more. But I digress, top stuff keep em coming.

[xrekcor]

LoL Exfso, that's exactly the way my o'l man used to discribe my mum like the moon,
god love them both.

thank mate!

regards,CS

[67champ]

Rob,

Wow, once again, that is a great shot!!! I always look forward for any lunar pics, and this one is at my favorite time/phase. By the way do you know what time it was when you took that pic? Thanks dt

[xrekcor]

Hey dt

Thank man...

Started at 20:55 ended at 21:20, so I started about an hour and tweenty
minutes after the moon reached quarter phase, by my caculation. Here's
the high res version if anyone wants it.

http://members.westnet.com.au/rocker/1st_quarter_moon_mosaic_merged.jpg 0.99mg

regards,CS

[67champ]

Is that UT??????????? thanks. dt :nerd:

[RB]

Rob what can I say.

It's an awesome shot. Very clear and focused across the whole frame.

Excellent Mate.

[xrekcor]

ooop's sorry man, EST

regards,CS

[67champ]

You captured "my X" incase you didn't notice...... Can I have dibs on this feature since I did first see it back in 1978???? Has anyone seen it before that or photographed it before that I wonder...? dt

[xrekcor]

Hey that's cool, I must admit after getting your post you have me running
back to look and I thought it was this...

regards,CS

[RB]

Guys, these are the places the Soviets wanted their cosmonaughts to land.
They marked them out by remote robotics back in the early 60's using the LUNIK 1 modules.

:painting:

[RB]

:lol2:

Just kidding.

[xrekcor]

:lol: :lol: :lol: all things considered I think I would prefer to land on my "X"
it looks a lil safer :P

regards,CS

[xrekcor]

Btw, Thanks for your comments Rocket Boy

regards,CS

[rochler]

That would make an awesome poster mate... really sharp across the whole field. Dunno how you do it, but I aim to find out....

[RAJAH235]

Very nice Rob. You've got the LPI working a treat. Crisp focus, e'X'cellent details as well. :D L.
ps. Sorry, deleted reply. Wasn't sure about your meaning??????? L.:confused:

[rochler]

Thx for the tip, I was just about to put my monitor face down on my scanner to see if I could grab it that way hehe.... :lol:

[rumples riot]

Nice and sharp image. Good scale too.