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Saturday, November 28, 2020

Random moon pics

Here are a few random pics of the moon. i'm not much of a lunatic, can't really name craters etc.  just grabbed a few pics when it caught my eye while setting up image sessions.  

lunar halo 11/29/20

lunar halo close up composite 11/29/20

a nice crescent captured with my deep sky camera on a 4" refractor while imaging hickson 68.  single shot, no stacking:

Moon 4-26-2020-03:30-UTC

Next a moon walk on the terminator during a waxing gibbous with a high magnification planetary set up:

Moon 9/25/2020 03:05 UTC (click for full size)




mosaic, 9/25/2020 03:05 UTC (click for full size moon walk)


image details:
lunar halo
nikon D850
wide field: Sigma 15mm F2.8 EX DG fisheye
close up: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR 16 mm
11/29/20 east bluff, CA

crescent
FS102 OLV @ 627.8 mm,
Starlight Xpress Trius 694, 1.49"/Pixel
ASA DDM60
4-26-2020 03:30 UTC
east bluff, CA

close ups:
camera ZWO ASI 290MM
Baader IR pass "685" nm
celestron 11" Edge HD
ASA DDM60
9/25/2020 03:05 UTC
east bluff, CA