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Mystical Potato Head
07-Feb-09, 23:50
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo189/sat5_photos/IMG_0096copy.jpg

The ray crater Tycho which is 85km wide.
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo189/sat5_photos/IMG_0097.jpg
dragonfly
07-Feb-09, 23:54
WOW!!!! great stuff MPH, looks close enough to touch it :eek:
Sage
08-Feb-09, 00:21
Thats fantasic!

Watch out for the Lunar eclipse on Monday....bet it will be cloudy! :(
Liz
08-Feb-09, 00:38
What great photos MPH!
joxville
08-Feb-09, 02:59
Excellent pics as usual MPH, have you ever published a book of your space shots? If not then you should seriously consider doing it.
kas
08-Feb-09, 10:52
Great space photos as always MPH.
Sage what time is the lunar eclipse on Monday? Thanks for the heads up on it.
Mystical Potato Head
08-Feb-09, 13:00
I dont think its visible from the UK judging by the link below.

http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclipse/1232009/L2009Feb09.pdf
wifie
08-Feb-09, 13:02
Amazing pics as ever MPH - so informative!
Sage
08-Feb-09, 13:11
aw, thanks for that MPH. I was hoping we'd see it. Great link, I'll book-mark that! :D
Mystical Potato Head
08-Feb-09, 13:58
Well you were ahead of me Sage because i didnt even know about it.
Sage
08-Feb-09, 15:49
Its amazing what you can find out through other forums :D ;)
wicker05
08-Feb-09, 21:32
Once again fantastic shots, thanks for sharing.
North Light
08-Feb-09, 22:11
MPH,
Wow, another real stunner.
Kevin Milkins
08-Feb-09, 22:36
Fantastic, well done MPH.
Julia
08-Feb-09, 23:22
Out of this world!
Mystical Potato Head
09-Feb-09, 00:08
Thanks everyone,this was just hand held at the telescope eyepiece with a 18-55mmlens in manual and exposure of 100th/sec at iso 100
It would be possible to do the same with a spotting scope provided the eyepiece
is large enough in diameter,if not you end up getting just a little bit of the moon.
It might be possible to do the same with binoculars so long as they were on a tripod,never tried it but it might work.Give it go.You might well get a pleasant surprise.
astroman
09-Feb-09, 01:24
Fantastic detail, especially considering the approach used.
I've had a fair degree of success holding a compact camera at a telescope eyepiece, but haven't tried it with a DSLR.
dessie
09-Feb-09, 09:17
just keep them coming MPH fantastic as usual..
tjc
09-Feb-09, 14:05
Stunning shots Mystical Potato Head.

Amazing detail.

Pity about the eclipse though.