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Moon from 11th April

#1 SteveL

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Posted 15 April 2008 - 04:35 AM

No, I didnt get lost… I really am posting a Lunar image

Spending most of my time trying to avoid (or cursing at) the moon, I had a very short time before the clouds rolled in on Friday, and the Moon was nicely positioned for imaging. I`d forgotten what a beautiful object this is to image, big, bright, very short subs, great stuff!

40 x 0.02s with the QHY8 on my C8 @ f/10, stacked/wavelets in Registax, post process in PSCS2

(Click on the image for the larger version)

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EQ6Pro/SW190mm MakNewt/Borg77@4.3/ED80Pro, QHY8, M25C, LodeStar, DSI, and 100% cloud cover :(
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#2 Smalldob

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Posted 15 April 2008 - 06:59 AM

Good shot - I like it

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#3 Celestron8

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Posted 15 April 2008 - 07:57 AM

Great shot SteveL ! I always have a hard time getting this crisp of an image on the moon . However you have a section in the middle in the sea area that looks like it's oversaturated or over sharpened . Can't really put my finger on it what causes this but it throws off that section . I only see it in the large vers of your image , not the small one . Anyway good job !

#4 SteveL

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Posted 15 April 2008 - 08:04 AM

Its over sharpened in some places sadly, but thought I had got rid of most of it with an alpha channel to "rub through" the smoother version for a few of the affected areas. Looks like I failed again

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#5 turbo-1

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Posted 15 April 2008 - 08:34 AM

Wow! The central peak of Theophilus is lit up like a beacon. I like the way the appearance of lunar features change near the terminator.

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Gear:
6" f:8 Astro-Physics APO on AP 706 mount
80mm f:5.6 Vernonscope APO used as finder/guider/stand-alone
Celestron Comet Catcher
Orion 8x30 monocular
Nikon 7x50 binoculars
Canon 30D w/ kit lens and 100-400 mm L
2nd Canon 30D with 28-135 mm