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astroman
05-Jan-09, 23:13
Now the Moon is nice and high in the sky I dusted down my longer focal length (1000mm) refractor to take a closer look. A couple of photos from this evening are below....

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/1stQuarterMoon5thJan09.jpg
..compare this with MPH's shot from a couple of days ago (http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=64537) to see how quickly the view changes.

And a closer look at one of my favourite areas on the Moon...
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/1stQuarterMoonNorthTerminator5thJan.jpg
To give a sense of scale, the massive crater at the bottom left is Copernicus which has a diameter of approx 56 miles.
wifie
05-Jan-09, 23:51
Incredible pics astroman - comparison was a great idea TY!
kas
06-Jan-09, 00:04
Amazing detail.
Mystical Potato Head
06-Jan-09, 00:29
Superb detail Astroman,The Montes Apenninus show up really well in the second one, casting lovely shadows.
Top stuff.
Dorrie
06-Jan-09, 01:14
Wow, they are amazing!
Deemac
06-Jan-09, 10:00
Fantastic detail Astroman. Love looking at these images.
Raven
06-Jan-09, 11:11
The detail in those shots is amazing! You can almost see the famous footprints.... :-)
whitecloud
06-Jan-09, 17:14
fantasic pictures astroman so detailed thank you for sharing.
love light and laughter
whitecloud x
tjc
06-Jan-09, 20:10
Amazing pictures astroman.

Superb detail. I also love looking at the moon but have never tried to photograph it... (yet)

Cracking shots. :)
astroman
06-Jan-09, 21:55
Thanks for the kind comments - glad you liked the pics. The second photo just about does justice to the amazing view obtained through the scope.

I must invest in a decent quality barlow lens - it would be good to see what detail could be obtained with a 2000mm equivalent focal length.
Mystical Potato Head
08-Jan-09, 00:20
I use the Celestron Ultima and it seems very popular and highly though of.
I cant fault it,excellent VFM.
http://www.firstlightoptics.com/products.php?cat=42
astroman
10-Jan-09, 00:48
Many thanks for the recommendation MPH - does the one you've recommended have a threaded part to allow direct attachment of the T-mount?

I have a cheap barlow that came with my scope - it works OK, but the views through it are notably lacking in sharpness compared to when it's not used, so an upgrade sometime soon is probably on the cards. I had spotted the following ones, but couldn't find any reviews to give an idea if they would improve upon my current situation....
http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/barlow/2x2inch.html
http://www.firstlightoptics.com/proddetail.php?prod=SW2inchEDbarlow&cat=121