A few more from February and March from Petts Wood

[Roberto]

Another set completed during the nice spell of weather we had at the beginning of the month and before the full Moon.

Mercury & Venus - 8 March 2025 - 17:55UT - U-Bessell + IR filters

Taken with 10" f/20 Maksutov.  Both planets shown to scale to each other and taken a few minutes apart.  Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/7455q0/



M81, M82, companions and some IFN from London - LRHaGB

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/wpe5jx/E/

Dates: 28 Feb - 5 Mar 2025
Frames: OSC - 170×300″(14h 10′)
Astrodon H-alpha 5nm: 32×900″(8h)
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm: 66×600″(11h)
Integration: 33h 10′

LRGB



Luminance



Moon - IR 742nm - 8 March 2025 - Tycho, Pitatus, Rupes Recta, Thebit, Archimedes, Plato, Clavius, ...

Taken with 10" Mak.  Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/uexmlk/C/

Rupes Recta and Thebit



Tycho



Pitatus & Hesiodus



Archimedes



Plato



Clavius



NGC 5364, NGC 5363, NGC 5348, NGC 5356, Abell 1808 in Virgo - LRGB

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/1ksfec/D/

Dates: 26 Feb 2025, 28 Feb 2025, 3 - 6 Mar 2025
Frames: OSC - 109×300″(9h 5′)
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm: 62×600″(10h 20′)
Integration: 19h 25′



Sun Ha - 14:45UT - 15 March 2025 - SHG700

Taken using spectroheliograph and 94mm f/7 refractor.   Details here: https://www.astrobin.com/b1c3c3/G/



Technical card



Roberto

[Dave A]

Roberto

Great images of Moon craters-  good shadow definition

[Roberto]

Thank you Dave!  The Moon is always nice to view and image.

Roberto

[Carole]

Wow, lots and lots.  Well done Roberto