Wednesday 14 January 2015

Moon Phase Digiscoping

January 13th Last Quarter, clearly seeing Eratosthenes at the end of the mountain ridge, then Copernicus then Kepler then Grimaldi.

Morning January 14th

Sunday 11 January 2015

Early Morning Digiscope Moon and Bullfinch

Still trying to get as many phases of this moon as I can


However the best use for my Digiscoping set up is still wildlife, what you think?




Wednesday 7 January 2015

Digiscoping the Moon the morning after

Moon clear in the sky this morning, so worth a shot just to see the different features on view with a sun rise.


So the crater to the left is our favourite Grimaldi, then inside Mare Foecunditatis could be Langrenus?
Thats on the right at 4


Always worth a look over your shoulder


Tuesday 6 January 2015

Digiscoping the Moon Rising

Missed the full moon due to clouds on the 5th January, so this is a 98% Moon, still fun though

One of the problems I have not yet worked out, is focus on a distant object. the iPhone wants to focus on the nearest object, still this provides a nice effect?
It looks strange , looks like a window shot, but that is the moon

This is the time-lapse of the moon rise from the horizon past a hedge, I think it joins the moon and the earth, no focus on the time-lapse function, will work on it.


If I focus on the moon as it moves then that focal length appears to stay fixed




Saturday 3 January 2015

Digiscoping the Christmas 2014 Moon

What fun


Day v night, night winning



Great pictures nearly full 90% visible, so bright now


Grimaldi just coming into view around the 10 position
Fab Sunset this evening


Friday 2 January 2015

More Christmas Moon digiscopes


All 3 Apollo landing sites on this side now in view, 11. 16, and 17



Above Apollo landing sites 15, 14 and 12, cool huh
Last nights moon 2nd January 2015