Sunrise at Copernicus

[Bernoulli]

Here's the big crater catching its first rays. I just got an early Xmas present - a 150 mm Maksutov. I put my 40d at prime focus so the telescope is actually an 1800 mm lens. The Moon won't fit into one frame so I tried Photoshop's automerge feature to stitch two images together and it works great.

I then tried a 2X Barlow lens (3600 mm!) for the second image but the results were only OK. You can see Tycho (85 km) near the top and some of its internal structure but, at these magnifications, I guess you really need to start stacking frames to get that excellent resolution.

[R Hardman]

Holy kamoly! The colors and detail of the first photo is amazing.

[troypiggo]

Excellent images.

[Undispu7ed]

Wow, very neat.

[ArcticShooter]

Amazing shot of the moon. And I thought the only color was Grey. Glad you proved me wrong :)

[timescapes.org]

awesome!!

[FlyingPhotog]

1 = Simply Amazing Image
2 = Now you're just showing off... ;)

[Bernoulli]

FlyingPhotog - I'm afraid you might be right on the second part! It's just too much fun. I tried to get some shots just now but the seeing is crappy here so I better put the toys away for the night.

ArcticShooter - Yes, lots of color on the moon. All that blue in the Sea of Tranquility means something to the planetary geologist folks: loads of titanium. Let me refer you to a previous thread where I talk ad nauseum about the moon's color:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=597780

I've taken so many B&W pictures of the moon in the past 20 years (anyone remember TechPan?) that I'm kinda obsessed with color right now. I'm sure it'll pass.

[ArcticShooter]

ArcticShooter - Yes, lots of color on the moon. All that blue in the Sea of Tranquility means something to the planetary geologist folks: loads of titanium. Let me refer you to a previous thread where I talk ad nauseum about the moon's color:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=597780



I must have missed that post since I was on vacation. Makes me consider getting a telescope in the future.
Wonder how that will work on the aurora? It might be to fast to get a good capture?

[Quarantine]

great shot, love the detail

[Jim G]

First one's a stunner. Great stuff!

[robloeffel]

Great shots. What kind of flash did you use? :)

[Bernoulli]

Just a little fill, bounced off Neptune.

[Celestron]

Couple of real nice shots , crisp and clear .

[Adrena1in]

Wow, those are fantastic. I've been contemplating a scope like that simply for solar system imaging, and those images certainly improve my chances of getting one! :)

[Bernoulli]

Adrena1in - I think you have the scope for that right now, that 127 mm refractor of yours should do the job just great. But, if you think you need a new scope, my advice is to play it safe and get one!

You don't need a lot of aperture for solar system imaging. I think a 6" (150 mm) is plenty, but I shot for many years though my beloved Celestron C8.

ArcticShooter - A telescope will have too narrow a field of view for auroras. Have you thought about going all the way in the other direction? There are some all-sky fisheyes marketed to the meteor observers. They have 180 degrees of view and look straight up and I bet you'd get some great effects with that, and they are probably very very fast lenses.

[markjpcs]

Excellent as usual Bernoulli!

[Ryan.]

Awesome! The first one is my favorite.

[Bernoulli]

I'll conclude with this one just to show that I actually CAN take a Moon picture in B&W!