Afocal lunar fun 10/12

Wolverine · #1 (**permalink**) 13-October-2005, 10:33 PM

Grabbed a few shots lastnight, and while not my best efforts I had a few turn out better than anticipated while fighting the dew. Might post a couple more as I continue to review them.

paul f. campbell · #2 (**permalink**) 13-October-2005, 11:13 PM

Hi Wolverine. Both of your photos look great. Your Copernicus photo Shows the Hortensius volcanic domes. The little crater just to the left of Copernicus is Hortensius and the 5 or 6 domes that are just above and to the right are volcanoes dating 3 to 4 billion years old. There are many such sites on the Moon that can be seen by backyard astro folks. Your Copernicus photo is the best example of a dome photo that I have seen yet. nice work. would you do me a favor and crop Hortensius and enlarge this area to show the domes better. later Paul

iceman · #3 (**permalink**) 14-October-2005, 07:55 AM

Very sharp, nice work!

Wolverine · #4 (**permalink**) 14-October-2005, 03:56 PM

Thanks, guys. Here are a couple more -- this shot centered on Clavius came out better than I'd originally realized.

Big Brother Dunk · #5 (**permalink**) 14-October-2005, 07:54 PM

Great shots Wolverine. I like the pic of Clavius.

paul f. campbell · #6 (**permalink**) 14-October-2005, 10:34 PM

Nice photos Wolverine, I like both

Melusine · #7 (**permalink**) 15-October-2005, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Brother Dunk

Great shots Wolverine. I like the pic of Clavius.

I like that one especially, too, but Wolverine has never posted a moon photo I didn't like. Nice shots.

Thanks, Paul, for your commentary on the Copernicus photo.

Maksutov · #8 (**permalink**) 15-October-2005, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolverine

Thanks, guys. Here are a couple more -- this shot centered on Clavius came out better than I'd originally realized.

Much, much better. If you look very closely you can see Jay Windley waving back atcha.

Melusine · #9 (**permalink**) 15-October-2005, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Maksutov

Much, much better. If you look very closely you can see Jay Windley waving back atcha.

Lol!

Wolverine · #10 (**permalink**) 16-October-2005, 05:31 PM

Here's another from the same evening, centered upon Eratosthenes and the Montes Apenninus. Stack of 3 images taken at F/4, 1/25", ISO 200.

Wolverine · #11 (**permalink**) 16-October-2005, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by paul f. campbell

would you do me a favor and crop Hortensius and enlarge this area to show the domes better. later Paul

The original image didn't magnify well via software. The domes show up a little more clearly in these two shots taken at higher magnification -- the first is a single image, the second a stack of three (1/15" ea.). Wish the depth of field were better but you can still see some detail there.

seeker372011 · #12 (**permalink**) 16-October-2005, 11:52 PM

what a terrific sequence of images.Thanks for sharing

paul f. campbell · #13 (**permalink**) 17-October-2005, 12:10 AM

Hi Wolverin. Thanks, your photos are great. I have been trying to get the domes but not yet. Thanks again nice job.

Titana · #14 (**permalink**) 17-October-2005, 02:05 AM

!!Very nice pictures!!

Wolverine · #15 (**permalink**) 17-October-2005, 02:32 AM

Thanks for the kind words, all.

Wolverine · #16 (**permalink**) 21-October-2005, 12:59 AM

From last night:

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