Some Moon images from Friday night

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

Hi all

I took some Moon images a few nights ago - I was very pleased to be out but he conditions were average at best - the live screen was bubbling quite a bit. I was not able to use a Powermate to increase magnification - bummer!
I did manage to get some images I was a little pleased with.

LX90 8", DMK31 at prime focus with stacking and tweaking in Registax5.

Apennine Mountains
Sinus Iridum and friends
Tycho and friends

Thanks for looking

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

That's some prime real estate you've imaged.
My favourite region of the moon.
Thank you very much for posting.

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Nice shots Matt. We must have been imaging the same things Friday night.

Peter

[dpastern (Dave Pastern)]

Nice shots Matt. Shooting the moon at magnification is harder than it looks or sounds from my experience.

Dave

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Hi Matt

Excellent moonage! Great captures.

Cheers Petra d.

[iceman (Mike)]

Very nice images Matt, sharp and clean. Everything in good order!

I really like the composition of the first one.

[Rick Petrie]

Nice shooting Matt.
Crystal clear. You'd have to be happy with them.

[Quark (Trevor)]

Like them Matt,

I think it is great to see people out using their equipment, regardless of the seeing, thats what it's all about. If we all waited until the seeing was great before having a go then for many they would only be imaging on a hand full of nights a year.

Well done and I agree with Mike about your first image, definitely one of my favorite regions on the Moon.

Regards
Trevor

[DRCORTEX (Lance)]

Hi Matt,

Thanks for sharing, gives me something to aim for

Cheers
Lance

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

Thanks all for your kind words!

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

Hello

Without much scope time I have been reviewing my recorded AVI's. Here is another image from the session - I like the composition of this image (the actual image is so so).
Taken with my DMK31 at prime focus through my 8" LX90 - about 200 images stacked and processed in Reguistax5.
I am looking forward to revisiting this phase to see if I can do better.

[67champ]

Really great job there Matt!

We are getting a new camera soon and I will be moving (for a while at least) from the afocal method with our Fuji S5000 to the prime focus method with the new camera. I have a 127mm mak-cass scope and will be getting a Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i... Do most people imaging the moon via prime focus just use a t-ring, camera adapter and maybe a 45* diagonal or something? And then crop the images? Also, I have not downloaded any stacking software yet either...

Thanks.

dana t

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

Hi Dana
I use an Imaging Source AVI camera - CCD imager -

http://www.theimagingsource.com/en_U...usb-cmos-mono/

I can either just put the imager into the back of the scope or add a barlow / powermate to increase magnification.
I stack and process (crop too) in Registax5 a free image processing programme available from the net.

Thanks for looking

[67champ]

Thanks. I think you are getting good results. I have no experience with AVI, what kind of exposure times are used on lunar imaging? I know with my Fuji camera with afocal method, I was anywhere from 1/500th-1/8th of a second, depending on what phase and what magnification.

Dana T

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

Sorry Dana

I cannot remember the exposure times when I am not on the computer and scope - I should take notes.
It does vary as you mentioned - phases and magnification.
Next time I image I will take notes and post 'all' the details.

[Clayton]

Lovely shot's Matt

[scopemankit (Chris)]

Great lunar images