Hi res crescent moon

[tornado33]

Hi all
Last night I had a go at getting the sharpest pic I could of the crescent moon, taking multiple images then using Registax multi point alingment, then wavelets to finish it off.

Full res. image here
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/uploads/moon12novb.jpg
5 x ISO100 images with 10 inch f5.6 scope.
The fact I live in a coastal city means when the seabreezes are on, the temperature doesnt fall very fast on dark, so if I set up as soon as the sun sets, or even a bit before, the full thickness Sutching pyrex mirror has a chance to equalize closer to the ambient temp. The back of the tube is open, a 2 inch gap allowing air to circulate, hopefully removing most of the scope seeing effects. Mirror lockup function of modded 350D helps too. Processed as monochrome image.
Scott

[PhotonCollector (Paul)]

Fantastic! Very sharp, excellent detail.

[matt]

Very nice, Scott

[iceman (Mike)]

That's a brilliant shot, one for the pool room. Very sharp all over. Great job.

[tornado33]

Many thanks all

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Very Very Nice,

The Moon has held a fascination for me since I was a "young bloke".
I still find myself searching for the slightest sliver at the New Moon.
This is a lovely image.....well done.
Geoff

[StarLane]

Very nice mate, what scope are you using?????

[tornado33]

Thanks.
I use a 10 inch f5.6 Newtonian, made by Astro Optical Supplies back in 1986, on a "Sampson" GEM mount also made by AOS. Those were the days where cutting edge gear (at the time) was made here in Australia. Here is the beast in all its glory
http://www.users.on.net/~josiah/focuser/IMG_9932.jpg
Scott

[Alchemy (Clive)]

Can only repeat previuos comments .... very nice

[Dietmar]

very nice crescent moon!

[Tamtarn]

Great view of this area, very sharp and detailed.