M42 and the moon

[middy]

I was out last night experimenting with the video camera on the tripod again. Both shots are 450 frames stacked in Registax.

Video camera is a Sony TRV320 with slow shutter mode on and set to 1/3 second exposure time, steady shot turned off and focus set to infinity, zoom on max (25 x).

My digital camera arrives back in the country next week so I can start taking some higher resolution images again (Oh yeah, the wife and kids arrive back too )

Andrew

[venus (Lydia)]

great pics there Andrew.
is that a missing pixel at on the lower right side of the moon?

Lydia

[middy]

Originally Posted by venus

great pics there Andrew.
is that a missing pixel at on the lower right side of the moon?

Lydia

I assume you mean the bright white speck in the lower right hand quardant. To be honest I hadn't even noticed it and I have no idea what it is. Maybe it's sunlight reflecting off the retroreflector at the moon landing site .....

I will check the original footage when I get home tonight.

[venus (Lydia)]

That's classic, if it is then the pics a collectors item!

[middy]

Originally Posted by venus

That's classic, if it is then the pics a collectors item!

Watch for it on Ebay real soon now ........

[venus (Lydia)]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Invaluable-MOON-...QQcmdZViewItem
they pay money

[middy]

Originally Posted by venus

great pics there Andrew.
is that a missing pixel at on the lower right side of the moon?

Lydia

Went out to look at the moon through the scope the next night and the white speck is there in the telescope.

Consulted a map of the moon and it seems to be a feature called Aristarchus.

[venus (Lydia)]

Wouldn't that be "Kepler crater" at 'egress'?

[middy]

Originally Posted by venus

Wouldn't that be "Kepler crater" at 'egress'?

Seems too low to be Kepler according to my moon map.