Lunar Landscapes

**Mystical Potato Head** · 05-Mar-09, 23:04

This is my favourite region of the moon,the mountains are spectacular through the scope at high mag.
Rather than me bore the hips of you all telling you names, if your interested in the names of the craters,seas etc here is a handy link

http://www.lunarrepublic.com/atlas/index.shtml

**wifie** · 05-Mar-09, 23:05

Truly, these pics never cease to amaze me!

**Mystical Potato Head** · 05-Mar-09, 23:21

Ty Wifie,should have done this to start with,merged the 1st and 2nd pics.

**wifie** · 05-Mar-09, 23:27

Och yer really tryin to impress me now Mr Ambassador!

**Liz** · 05-Mar-09, 23:54

Like Wifie I find your moon pics amazing MPH.

It is wonderful to see it in such detail.

Thanks for sharing.

**astroman** · 06-Mar-09, 00:05

Excellent photos MPH. I've taken a few of the Moon myself during the past few days - the weather has been too good not to take advantage

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Haven't had the chance to do much with them yet though - hope they turn out as good as yours.

**Mystical Potato Head** · 06-Mar-09, 01:06

Ty Liz & Astroman,Felt guilty for lazing about earlier on a missing out on a good night so
had a go at Saturn and its moons.The brightest one is a star,the rest are moons.

**wifie** · 06-Mar-09, 01:52

How cool to see the ring around Saturn - TY MPH for posting!

**Liz** · 06-Mar-09, 21:07

Originally Posted by wifie

How cool to see the ring around Saturn - TY MPH for posting!

Was just going to post the same thing. Great minds eh? Or could it be fools?

Keep up the great photos MPH. Saves me buying a telescope!

**wicker05** · 06-Mar-09, 21:46

Once again truly fantastic shots MPH

**tjc** · 07-Mar-09, 13:17

Awesome stuff MPH...

Brilliant shots...

**Mystical Potato Head** · 07-Mar-09, 14:57

Thanks everyone,nice to get clear skies,just wish we could get clear skies to coincide with no moon.

**Deemac** · 07-Mar-09, 19:26

Here's my latest effort.

Thought I'd have another go via my new Canon 70-200mm with x2 convertor (at 400mm). This is at 100% image zoom.

Also tried for the first time with mirror lock-up enabled. What do you think.

**wicker05** · 07-Mar-09, 20:14

In a word Deemac......WOW!

you must be chuffed yourself!

**skinnydog** · 07-Mar-09, 21:10

Those are absolutely amazing shots. Can only be a few more nights before we have a full moon. Around 6 tonight the sky was crystal clear and the moon looked awesome. Thanks for posting them.

**wifie** · 07-Mar-09, 22:43

Fabulous Deemac!

**astroman** · 07-Mar-09, 23:41

Originally Posted by Deemac

Here's my latest effort.

Thought I'd have another go via my new Canon 70-200mm with x2 convertor (at 400mm). This is at 100% image zoom.

Also tried for the first time with mirror lock-up enabled. What do you think.

Great shot Deemac.

The use of mirror lock-up and remote shutter release/ timer delay can often make a big difference when photographing at long focal lengths - I use it all the time when the camera is attached to the scope.

**Kenn** · 07-Mar-09, 23:42

Great series of shots both.

**astroman** · 07-Mar-09, 23:59

Here's a few pics from the 4th and 5th March showing some of the finer surface details along the terminator (the division between the illuminated and dark parts of the moon).

Montes Apenninus region

Prominent crater Copernicus (can be seen left of centre in Deemacs photo)

Region around craters Tycho and Clavius