[Dennis]

Originally Posted by netwolf

Niice shot, you can see the man on the moon quite nicely. I saw a outline on CN from another similar moon shot and now i am seeing it everywhere in similar photos.

Thanks Fahim! I can easily see the “rabbit” on the face of the full Moon, but I have yet to visualise the man in the Moon – maybe it’s a right/left brain thing for those of us who are artistically challenged.

Cheers

Dennis

Originally Posted by Stephen65

Very nice image, good views of Mares Marginalis and Smythii on the eastern limb

Thanks Stephen! Thanks also for pointing out the limb features, I often get lost in the regions of the terminator due to the richness of the features to be seen there, brought to life by the low angle of the Sun.

Cheers

Dennis

Originally Posted by Pierre

Nice picture. It seems to be sharp
I hope i would do as well as you can with my µ180...

Thanks Pierre! The Mewlon 180 is an amazing optical tube and I am surprised at how sharp the Moon was in the full frame of the APS sized Canon 40D. I have read that the Dall-Kirkham design only produces a sharp image at the centre of the FOV with much coma towards the edges.

You will definitely be able to produce wonderful, sharp images with your Mewlon 180 and I look forward to seeing them on Ice In Space.

Cheers

Dennis

Originally Posted by Robert_T

Hey Dennis, love the collage view... that would make a great pic for a text on lunar imaging as it shows the differential FOV of DSLR vs webcam.. maybe you should write one I'd buy it

Thanks Robert! The Mewlon 180 has become my favourite ‘scope due to its excellent optics, rapid cool down and “grab and go” size; the C9.5 is languishing in its box and I must get it out one day to do the comparison.

I can still vividly remember the day you delivered it to our house and I first saw it appear from its Takahashi box – art and engineering rolled into one.

Cheers

Dennis