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Old 21-02-2011, 07:04 AM
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Lunar Apogee/Perigee comparison

I've made a comparison here of two images. One of the recent lunar perigee, and one of the apogee last December. Both were taken with a Canon 550D at prime focus of a Sky-Watcher 12" Dobsonian so the image scale is the same.

I've used some reference figures for sizes and distances.

The size difference is quite a bit and if I was to try for reference images of the moon or features it's definitely worth waiting until it is at its biggest. BTW next March's full moon occurs on perigee.

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Old 21-02-2011, 10:20 AM
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That is quite a difference, amazing as far as i am concerned. Great shots.
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Old 21-02-2011, 10:54 PM
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Great comparison presentation! I love the 'small' discrepancies in astronomy!
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Nice work Tom. Thanks for showing us.
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Tom,

Would never have thought of doing a visual comparison such as this and it is quite amazing when you think about it. Somehow in your head you know certain full moons "appear" larger but without a comparison shot like yours, you never really know.

Well done as I love imaging the moon.

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