As it was fairly clear skies last night, and the crescent Moon looked very bright, I thought I'd take a closer look with my trusty Celestron.
I'd love to live in a dark sky area, but not to be, and being on the edge of the town centre, the light pollution is always bit of a problem, but as there are less cars about at the moment that does work in my favour.
I attached the camera to the telescope and took a few photos of the crescent Moon with some nice detail showing on the edge of the terminator. Obviously my equipment is very much at the beginners end, so clarity is an issue, but even so its interesting looking out across the sea of space at an island I'm never likely to visit.
Here's another shot from the back garden showing the Moon and Venus.
I was looking at the same crescent Moon last night but would have never guessed you could get so close! You can almost discern Moonbase Alpha illuminated �� Wonderful photograhy Scoop.
ReplyDeleteThanks Arto, it certainly was a lovely clear night. I'm not sure whether to share these kind of pics nowadays as there doesn't really seem that much interest amongst the current viewers.
DeleteI think they're fascinating, I wouldn't know where to start trying to obtain such images. Astronomy is a subject I've been tempted to seriously study before now, but I fear my maths may not be up to it (despite being a physicist!).
ReplyDeleteI glad you find them interesting, Kev. Astronomy, or more accurately in my case 'stargazing' is something I like to dip in and out of. Obviously, it's always subject to the weather, but when I get the chance I do enjoy the ambience of a clear night sky.
DeleteI think they're excellent too Scoop. Lovely clear details that normal folk like me don't see. I can almost see Moonbase Central! ha ha. Please continue to post your astronomy!
ReplyDeleteThanks Woodsy. I always thought Moonbase Central was on the dark side ;) Only joking. I'll be sure to post my next efforts next time I'm in space.
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