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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: MarkS on Jan 30, 2010, 08:22:43

Title: Amost full moon
Post by: MarkS on Jan 30, 2010, 08:22:43
This is a single frame of hundreds I took last night around midnight - I've got a lot of processing to do!

Canon 350D on Celestron C11 with F6.3 focal reducer.
1/1000s at ISO 200.

This is full frame (the moon doesn't fit in a single frame) but binned down to a smaller size and then contrast enhanced and slight colour saturation enhancement also.  A bit of deconvolution as well.

The moon still has visible crater shadows around the edge because there were 6 hours to go before being full moon.

Mark

(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10046/moon29012010.jpg)
Title: Re: Amost full moon
Post by: doug on Jan 30, 2010, 09:11:43

     Rose would like to know why the moon looked sooooo large last night ... the night you took your image, Mark.  Was the moon at at near point near the earth or was it something to do with the libration?????

     All you knowledgeable people can now please reply.

     Thank you, peeble.

     Doug .......... for Rose as she ain`t sure how to operate this thingy, anymore than I am, like putting pix on the Forum, etc, etc etc.  :roll:
Title: Re: Amost full moon
Post by: Carole on Jan 30, 2010, 09:36:26
See Mark's thread from yesterday Rose

http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=5737.0

Carole
Title: Re: Amost full moon
Post by: Fay on Jan 30, 2010, 13:47:44
That will be good Mark. I had software problems so had to go in, although the Moon was behind a tree most of the night
Title: Re: Amost full moon
Post by: The Thing on Jan 30, 2010, 18:19:43
I was out until 2:30 and should have full Full Moons, Mars as a red dot (didn't take the reducer/flattener out) and M81, though the dew shield had filled up with snow by 5:30am went I went out to check on things so I don't know how many subs I got.
Title: Re: Amost full moon
Post by: MarkS on Jan 30, 2010, 18:29:23
Quote from: Duncan
the dew shield had filled up with snow by 5:30am

Oh dear!
Title: Re: Amost full moon
Post by: mickw on Jan 30, 2010, 18:30:27
The weather gods have got a right wicked sense of humour  :twisted:   :lol:
Title: Re: Amost full moon
Post by: mickw on Jan 30, 2010, 18:41:52
Nice pic Mark, can't wait for the final.

I got sidetracked by beer in the beer garden until my bits went numb  :(