From “Atlas of the Moon:” “The crater Copernicus is undoubtedly one of the best-known and most typical of lunar formations; it is also a center of bright rays which can be traced across the surface of Mare Imbrium. To the west of Copernicus (to the right in the picture) is a group of scattered solitaryContinue reading “Copernicus and Clavius”
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Jupiter 4/18/2016
This greyscale image is a stacked composite the best 50 of 1000 photos taken through the 11 inch Celestron EdgeHD with an Imaging Source video camera. Three moons are visible, Io and Ganymede on the right and Europa on the left. Jupiter is 437 million miles distant and was at an altitude 44 degrees aboveContinue reading “Jupiter 4/18/2016”
Monochromatic Orion
Artsy Orion
Cone Nebula (Color)
Cone Nebula
From Wikipedia: “The Cone Nebula is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 26, 1785, at which time he designated it H V.27. The nebula is located about 830 parsecs or 2,700 light-years away from Earth. The Cone Nebula forms part of the nebulosityContinue reading “Cone Nebula”
Horsehead & Flame Nebulae (Color)
Pacman Nebula (blue)
Moon 04/05/2016 – Illumination 6%
This is almost a New Moon. It is a single image taken a Nikon D200 and a Nikkor 80-400 telephoto lens at 400 mm. No mount was used.
Moon 04/04/2016 – Illumination 13%
This is a single image taken a Nikon D200 and a Nikkor 80-400 telephoto lens at 400 mm. No mount was used.
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