CODY Astronomical Society

THE MOON

 

Current Phase

Pictures and drawings by society members

Click here for advice on drawing the moon and some superb lunar drawings by member Gordon Lloyd

Palus Epidarum. 250mm Newt. 18th February 2005
Wrinkle ridges E end of Mare Fecunditatis. 250mm Newt. 2nd November 2004
Moon in full eclipse by Paul Curtis. Image taken with Minolta Dimage Xt digital camera. 4th May 2004
Moon emerging from eclipse by Paul Curtis. Image taken with Minolta Dimage Xt digital camera. 4th May 2004
Moon emerging from eclipse by Paul Curtis. Image taken with Minolta Dimage Xt digital camera through the eyepiece of the Cody Scope. 4th May 2004
Moon just emerging from eclipse - stack of 22 images taken through the society's Cody Scope by Andy and Rachael Parsons.
Moon in partial eclipse. Image taken with a Meade 60mm refractor by Andy and Rachael Parsons.
Moon showing crater Petavius by Phil Alner and Roy Mitchell. Image projection with Fuji 2900 digital camera. 23rd April 2004

Images taken on 2nd March 2004 using a Webcam. Images by Paul Curtis and Mark Radice with the Zeiss Coude 'Scope.
moon8.gif (192852 bytes) Picture by Phil Alner with his new Starlite Express MX5
bailly.gif (350585 bytes) Moon Crater Bailly, TC255 based CCD with IR blocker, by Grant Privett.
darwin.gif (63249 bytes) Moon Crater Darwin, TC255 based CCD with IR blocker, by Grant Privett.
26mm eyepiece projection (13).jpg (69143 bytes) Moon crater Tycho and surrounding area. Eyepiece projection (26mm) using 35mm camera by David Harden
26mm eyepiece projection (15).jpg (44175 bytes) Moon - crater Copernicus and Sinus Iridium. Eyepiece projection (26mm) using 35mm camera, by David Harden.
26mmeyepiece projection (16).jpg (55441 bytes) Moon crater Copernicus and surrounding area. Eyepiece projection (26mm) using 35mm camera, by David Harden.
coper2.jpg (68683 bytes) Drawing of Copernicus from observations through the Society's Zeiss scope by Gordon Lloyd
coper1.jpg (65865 bytes) Drawing of Copernicus over a low contrast photo - from observations through the Society's Zeiss scope by Gordon Lloyd
copern.gif (68436 bytes) Comparison photograph of Copernicus by Paul Curtis
pmoon2.jpg (39079 bytes) Moon, with MX5 CCD and long focus lens
aristo.gif (86273 bytes) The Moon - Aristoteles and Eudoxus, 0.05sec exposure, Orion optics 10" GX250 Newtonian Reflector at f14.4, MX5 CCD
clavius3.gif (80028 bytes) The Moon - Crater Clavius, 0.2 sec exposure, Meade 10" LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at f24, MX5 CCD.
 clavdraw.gif (51845 bytes) Drawing of Clavius from observation through the Society's Zeiss scope, by Gordon Lloyd