Near full moon in Infra Red light

[tornado33]

Hi
Last night when sky unexpecidly cleared I tried my infra red pass filter on the moon. What you see here is in the light of 800Nm and longer IR light, no visible light. Taken with 10 inch f5.6 Newtonian, modded 350D camera with original IR cut filter replaced with clear AR coated glass.
7 x 1/60sec exposures ISO100
Processed in IRIS and PS
Larger version here
Scott

[Davros (Lauren)]

Theres some great detail there. Love the piccy. Thanks for sharing it.

[leon]

Scott, that is so sharp, and clear, IMHO, maybe a little to sharp, but that is my personal view only, other than that, well done indeed.

Leon

[anthony.tony]

Now Thats a Top Shot. Tony

[SDB]

Very nice indeed.

[Garyh]

Very sharp and lovely contrast!
good one Scott!

[venus (Lydia)]

Every crater has a silver lining, never seen the Moon like that before. Great Work Scott!

[sheeny (Al)]

That is superb, Scott!

Is there actually more contrast in IR than visible on a full (near full?) moon, or is it processing that's brought the tail and contrast out? I'd like to see a comparison an IR/visual images side by side with either same or no processing...

Al.

[Alchemy (Clive)]

i wouldnt normally comment on a moon shot but this one is particularly nice

[tornado33]

Thanks all. The contrast does seem to be slightly stronger in IR light, however I will endevour to take a vis. light image next full moon and compare.
Scott

[Matty P (Matt)]

Lovely image Scott,

It is so clear and crisp. Looking forward for the comparison between IR light and Visual Light.

[iceman (Mike)]

Beautiful shot, Scott. Indeed very sharp and perhaps a tad too sharp on the smaller craters, but wow very eye-catching!