THE MOON

LUNAR SURFACE OBSERVING


Mosaic of 4 finals from 150 - 300 frames, TV102 f/8.6, Mar 04, 2009 0314 UT.

Grimaldi, March 18, 2008, tv102 refractor f/19.8 iso 200, 1/60 second.

Clavius, March 18, 2008, tv102 refractor f/19.8 iso 200, 1/60 second.


Detail.



Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina, Mare Nectaris.


Sea of tranquility.

Sea of Serenity.

TV102 iso 200, 1/200 sec. f/9.9, Feb 17, 2008 0255 to 0305 UT.


Merged composite of the above images.


Lunar 'X' forming by crater Werner.


Kepler area, April 10th, 2006 0130 UT, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/22, Pentax *istDs, iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Aristarchus Sunrise, April 10th, 2006 0130 UT, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/22, Pentax *istDs, iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Mare Humorum with Gassendi & Schiller, April 10th, 2006 0130 UT, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/22, Pentax *istDs, iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Appenines, Alpine Valley, January 7th, 2006, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/30, Pentax *istDs, iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Alpine Valley detail, January 7th, 2006, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/30, Pentax *istDs, iso 400, 1/30 sec. The rille down the center was easily visible with the binoviwer at 240X.


The straight wall was spectacular through the binoviewer with the shadow extended almost to Birt.


Hell, January 7th, 2006, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/30, Pentax *istDs, iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Maginus to Moretus, January 7th, 2006, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/30, Pentax *istDs, iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Mare Imbrium, December 11th, 2005, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/30, Pentax *istDs, iso 400, 1/20 sec.


Copernicus, December 11th, 2005, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/30, Pentax *istDs, iso 400, 1/20 sec.


Mare Humorum, Gassendi, December 11th, 2005, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/30, Pentax *istDs, iso 400, 1/20 sec.


Schiller, Longomontanus, December 11th, 2005, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/30, Pentax *istDs, iso 400, 1/20 sec.


Crater Aristarchus and Valles Schroter, November 14, 2005, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/22, Pentax istDs, iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Valles Schroter, Mons Rumker and Sinus Iridium, November 14, 2005, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/22, Pentax istDs, iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Craters Schickard, Phocylides and area, November 14, 2005, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/22, Pentax istDs, iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Craters Pitiscus and Maurolycus, October 22nd, 2005, 6" refractor, eyepiece projection f/70, Pentax istDs, iso 800, 1/8 sec.


Craters Hercules, Atlas down to Macrobius, October 21st, 2005, 6" refractor, eyepiece projection f/72, Pentax istDs, iso 800, 1/15 sec.


Mare Nectaris, October 21st, 2005, 6" refractor, eyepiece projection f/72, Pentax istDs, iso 800, 1/15 sec.


Mare Crisium down to Janssen, October 18th, 2005, 6" refractor, eyepiece projection f/65, Pentax istDs, iso 800, 1/15 sec.


Craters Langrenus & Petavius, October 18th, 2005, 6" refractor, barlow projection f/22, Pentax istDs, iso 800, 1/30 sec.


Crater Langrenus, October 18th, 2005, 6" refractor, eyepiece projection f/65, Pentax istDs, iso 800, 1/15 sec.


Crater Petavius, October 18th, 2005, 6" refractor, eyepiece projection f/65, Pentax istDs, iso 800, 1/15 sec.


Sea of Serenity, September 23rd, 2005, 6" refractor, f/20 barlow projection, Pentax istDs iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Southern highlands from Alphonsus through Maurolycus, September 23rd, 2005, 6" refractor, f/20 barlow projection, Pentax istDs iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Alphonsus region detail, September 23rd, 2005, 6" refractor, f/20 barlow projection, Pentax istDs iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Maurolycus and south, September 23rd, 2005, 6" refractor, f/20 barlow projection, Pentax istDs iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Maurolycus detail, September 23rd, 2005, 6" refractor, f/20 barlow projection, Pentax istDs iso 400, 1/30 sec.


Gauss region, September 19th, 2005, 6" refractor, f/92 eyepiece projection, Pentax istDs iso 400, 1/4 sec.


Alphonsus region, August 26, 2005, 6" refractor, f/60 eyepiece projection, Pentax istDs iso 400, 1/8 sec.


Longomontanus region with Clavius and Moretus, August 26, 2005, 6" refractor, f/60 eyepiece projection, Pentax istDs iso 400, 1/8 sec.


Porbach region, August 26, 2005, 6" refractor, f/60 eyepiece projection, Pentax istDs iso 400, 1/8 sec.


Sinus medii with Treisnecker rille, August 26, 2005, 6" refractor, f/60 eyepiece projection, Pentax istDs iso 400, 1/8 sec.


Rupes Recta with Birt, June 15th, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/8 sec, iso 200 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 3/5.


Rupes recta at last quarter, opposite illumination, August 26, 2005, 6" refractor, f/60 eyepiece projection, Pentax istDs iso 400, 1/8 sec.


Hyginus Rille complex May 16, 2005 0330 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/8 sec, iso 200 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


Alpine Valley, June 15th, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/8 sec, iso 200 10X optical zoom. Seeing 3/5 transparency 3/5.


Albategnius May 16, 2005 0330 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/8 sec, iso 200 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


Stofler May 16, 2005 0330 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/8 sec, iso 200 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


Cassini, with Autolucus and Aristoteles, Caucasus Montes, May 16, 2005 0330 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/8 sec, iso 200 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


Sunrise over Theophilus May 14, 2005 0330 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/8 sec, iso 200 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


Posidonius May 14, 2005 0335 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/8 sec, iso 200 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


Piccolomini May 14, 2005 0337 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/8 sec, iso 200 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


Janssen May 14, 2005 0340 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/8 sec, iso 200 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


Fracastorius May 14, 2005 0345 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/8 sec, iso 200 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


Aristarchus, herodotus, Schroter's Valley April 21, 2005 0405 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/15 sec, iso 400, 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


crater Copernicus, April 19, 2005 0415 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/15 sec, iso 400, 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5. Note dome field at top right center.


crater Clavius, April 19, 2005 0417 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/15 sec, iso 400, 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


crater Plato and the Alpine Valley, April 19, 2005 0420 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z,1/15 sec, iso 400, 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


crater Tycho, April 19, 2005 0422 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z, 1/15 sec, iso 400, 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


crater Reinhold, April 19, 2005 0425 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z, 1/15 sec, iso 400, 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


Mare Cognitum, April 19, 2005 0430 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z, 1/15 sec, iso 400, 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


crater Bullialdus, April 19, 2005 0433 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z, 1/15 sec, iso 400, 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5.


crater Kies with Rima Hesiodus, April 19, 2005 0435 UT, 6" refractor, 75X afocal with Olympus C740Z, 1/15 sec, iso 400, 10X optical zoom. Seeing 4/5 transparency 4/5. Note large dome above and right of Kies.


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Sinus Iridium - Copernicus, 6" refractor f/8 100x, April 30, 2004, seeing average, afocal projection with Olympus D520 digital camera, scopetronix adapter.


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Mare Humorum - Tycho, 6" refractor f/8 100x, April 30, 2004, seeing average, afocal projection with Olympus D520 digital camera, scopetronix adapter.


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Lunar terminator Nov 23, 2002 1300 MST, 4.7" refractor f/8.3 100x, afocal projection with Olympus D520 digital camera, scopetronix adapter.


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