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molniyabeer
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Took advantage of a clear night last night to shoot this mosaic. It's 15 images with a 5" mak and Orion StarShoot Solar System Imager II. Seeing was moderate, a bit swimmy but with enough moments of stability to make it worthwile.
My favorite region is Clavius and the lighting was just perfect last night to really show off this one. I was quite happy to catch numerous craterlets in the floor, along with enough low-angle lighting to show off some of the surface texture. It was not the all-time best view I've had of Clavius but it was pretty good.
Clear skies.
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Steve
16" Meade LightBridge (Beowulf)
Lunt 60/50 Double Stack w/ Pressure Tuner
10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak
Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs
Four Winds Bar
Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock
Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock
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molniyabeer
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Here is the close up of Clavius. Not too bad a view, considering I was looking over my tile rooftop and the asphalt street beyond.
Clear skies.
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Steve
16" Meade LightBridge (Beowulf)
Lunt 60/50 Double Stack w/ Pressure Tuner
10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak
Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs
Four Winds Bar
Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock
Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock
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cncb
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that is very impressive  Thanks for sharing.
Clear skies!
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Sky-Watcher-120 achro (EQ3-2) f/1000mm(f/8,33)
Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 mak f/1500mm (f/11,66)
Tento 20x60
Canon EOS 500D and some cheap glass from Tamron and Sigma.
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droid
rocketman
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Steve ; nice images, especially the close up of Clavius. Here we had a rain front move through , followed by a really cold cold front.But between the two for approximately 40 minutes at 8 pm the sky cleared gloriously.
Lady Luna was posing in the south so out came the C102 and my junk ,HP, point and shoot digital camera.All shots are afocally through a 17mm ep.
My full moon image.
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12 inch Truss Reflector "John"
102mm Celestron C102HD " Carl "
Tasco 7TE5 60mm Classic
Tasco 9TE5 60mm Classic
Celestron Ultima 2000 SCT "Wilma"
Celestron Comet catcher(orange tube)
1960 Edscorp Space Conquerer 6inch f/8
10x50 Bushnell Binoculars.
60mm Telescope Club
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rocketman
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Sinus Iridum highlighted from the front.
Promontorium Laplace was casting a long shadow.
The Jura mountains,with Bianchini highlighted, really looked massive tonight.
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12 inch Truss Reflector "John"
102mm Celestron C102HD " Carl "
Tasco 7TE5 60mm Classic
Tasco 9TE5 60mm Classic
Celestron Ultima 2000 SCT "Wilma"
Celestron Comet catcher(orange tube)
1960 Edscorp Space Conquerer 6inch f/8
10x50 Bushnell Binoculars.
60mm Telescope Club
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rocketman
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Copernicus was really showing off tonight as well.
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12 inch Truss Reflector "John"
102mm Celestron C102HD " Carl "
Tasco 7TE5 60mm Classic
Tasco 9TE5 60mm Classic
Celestron Ultima 2000 SCT "Wilma"
Celestron Comet catcher(orange tube)
1960 Edscorp Space Conquerer 6inch f/8
10x50 Bushnell Binoculars.
60mm Telescope Club
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rocketman
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And heres my Clavius close up, not nearly a good as yous,lol.
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12 inch Truss Reflector "John"
102mm Celestron C102HD " Carl "
Tasco 7TE5 60mm Classic
Tasco 9TE5 60mm Classic
Celestron Ultima 2000 SCT "Wilma"
Celestron Comet catcher(orange tube)
1960 Edscorp Space Conquerer 6inch f/8
10x50 Bushnell Binoculars.
60mm Telescope Club
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molniyabeer
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Loc: Central Coast, California
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I like the bright crescent of Iridium in your wide shot. Nice catch, right on the terminator. And Copernicus does show a nice splash, doesn't it?
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Steve
16" Meade LightBridge (Beowulf)
Lunt 60/50 Double Stack w/ Pressure Tuner
10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak
Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs
Four Winds Bar
Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock
Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock
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larrytOMC200
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Loc: New Zealand
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Steve,
Some nice shots there, especially considering the seeing. Your close up of Clavius is impressive. Thanks for sharing. Keep well. Larry
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