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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.
Incredible pics astroman - comparison was a great idea TY!
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.
Fantastic detail Astroman. Love looking at these images.
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
Amazing pictures astroman.
Superb detail. I also love looking at the moon but have never tried to photograph it... (yet)
Cracking shots. :)
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
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
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