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Current Moon Phase
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Moon (phase
43%) - Posidonius and Lacus Somniorum 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.AS Camera. Sum of 200 frames each 1/60th second, processed in AutoStakkert2 and Registax 6, May 2017 |
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Moon and Jupiter conjunction, Phase 89%. Canon 70D DSLR at iso400 unguided. 300mm lens at f11. 1/100 second exposure. May 7th 2017. |
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Moon (phase 89%). 10" Meade LX200 SCT f24, Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.AS Camera. Sum of 200 frames each 1/30th second, processed in AutoStakkert2, Registax 6 and Paint Shop Pro X5, April 2017 |
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Moon (phase 89%). Two images - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.AS Camera. Sum of 200 frames each 1/80th second, processed in AutoStakkert2 and Paint Shop Pro X5, April 2017 |
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Conjunction of Crescent moon and Jupiter - Canon 70D, 200mm lens at f4.5, 1/1600th second exposure at iso1600, 07.15 November 25th 2016 |
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Moon rise over the Atlantic Ocean at Compo Beach, Connecticut, USA. Unguided Canon 70D DSLR at iso1600, 200mm lens at f5.6. 1/60th second exposure. August 2016. |
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Moon (phase 37%). Four images - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.AS Camera. Sum of 250 frames each 1/60th second, processed in AutoStakkert2 and Registax 6, April 2016 |
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Moon, Phase 98%, and Jupiter. Canon 70D DSLR at iso100 unguided. 300mm lens at f8. 1/125 second exposure. February 23rd 2016. |
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Moon, Phase 96%, and Aldebaran, 20 minutes prior to occultation. Canon 70D DSLR at iso400 unguided. 300mm lens at f8. 1/125 second exposure. December 23rd 2015. |
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Moon, Schroter's Valley (Moon phase 90%). 10" Meade LX200 SCT at f10, Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.AS Camera. Sum of 1500 frames each 1/300th second, processed in AutoStakkert2, October 2015 |
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Moon, Crater Schiller (Moon phase 90%). 10" Meade LX200 SCT at f24, Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.AS Camera. Sum of 1500 frames each 1/120th second, processed in AutoStakkert2, October 2015 |
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Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces; stars shown to magnitude 11. Canon 550D DSLR at iso1600 guided by Celestron Alt-Az mount. 400mm lens at f8. 4 second exposure. September 28th 2015. |
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Moon (phase 45.8%) at close to maximum western libration. Note to the east of Mare Crisium, Mare Marginis and Mare Smythii are visible near the limb. Two 1/100th second exposures joined in Canon Photostitch. Starlite Xpress Trius SX25C camera. 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3. March 2015 |
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Moon (Phase
67%) - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f24,
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.AS Camera. Sum of 1000
frames each 1/60th second, processed in
AutoStakkert2, January 2015. Top image crater - Deslandres Bottom image - Straight Wall |
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Moon - crater Copernicus - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f24, Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.AS Camera. Sum of 2000 frames each 1/60th second, processed in Registax 6, March 2014 |
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Moon (Phase 87.7%) showing Sinus Iridum, Mare Imbrium, Plato and Herschel - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Imaging Source DBK 41AU02.AS Camera. Sum of 1000 frames, each 1/15th second, processed in Registax 6, October 2013 |
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Moon (Phase 87.7%) showing Mare Humorum and Gassendi - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Imaging Source DBK 41AU02.AS Camera. Sum of 1000 frames, each 1/15th second, processed in Registax 6, October 2013 |
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Supermoon rising (phase 99.2%). On May 6th 2012 the moon was nearer to the Earth (perigee) than at any time during the year. It was 14% larger and 30% brighter than when it is furthest away. Canon 550D DSLR (unguided), f5.6 400mm lens. Exposure 1 second at iso800. May 6th 2012 |
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Moon (Phase 75.5%) showing Sinus Iridum - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f24, Imaging Source DBK 41AU02.AS Camera. Sum of 800 frames, each 1/15th second, processed in Registax 6, May 2012 |
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Conjunction of Venus and Moon (phase 15%), just over 3 degrees apart. Canon 550D DSLR (unguided), f5.6 250mm lens. Exposure 0.4 second shows earthshine. ISO1600. March 26th 2012 |
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Moon (Phase 76.5%) showing the crater Clavius - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f24, Imaging Source DBK 41AU02.AS Camera. Sum of 700 frames, each 1/30th second, processed in Registax 6, March 2012 |
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Moon (Phase 76.5%) showing the crater Copernicus - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f24, Imaging Source DBK 41AU02.AS Camera. Sum of 700 frames, each 1/30th second, processed in Registax 6, March 2012 |
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Conjunction of Venus and Moon (phase 14%), less than 3 degrees apart. Canon 550D DSLR (unguided), f5.6 200mm EFS lens. Upper image exposure 1/300 second, lower image exposure 0.5 second shows earthshine. ISO1600. February 25th 2012 |
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Moon (phase 50.1%) - Moon - Archimedes, Aristillus, Mare Imbrium and Mare Serenitatis, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Imaging Source DBK 41AU02.AS Camera. Sum of 500 frames, processed in Registax 4, May 2011 |
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Moon (phase 50.1%) - Moon - Mare Vaporum, Treisnecker and Hyginus, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Imaging Source DBK 41AU02.AS Camera. Sum of 500 frames, processed in Registax 4, May 2011 |
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Moon (phase 50.1%) - Ptolemaeus, Alphonus, Arzachel, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Imaging Source DBK 41AU02.AS Camera. Sum of 500 frames, processed in Registax 4, May 2011 |
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Moon (phase 43.2%) - Aristillus and Mare Serenitatis, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Imaging Source DBK 41AU02.AS Camera. Sum of 817 frames, processed in Registax 4, April 2011 |
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Moon - Theophilus and Mare Nectaris, phase 23.9% - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Imaging Source DBK 41AU02.AS Camera. Sum of 233 frames, processed in Registax 4, April 2011 |
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Moon (phase 59%), Meade 80mm APO Refractor, Canon 550D DSLR. 1/320 second exposure at iso200, March 2011 |
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Moon - phase 0.174, - 80mm Meade APO refractor f6, OpticStar P131C Video Camera. Sum of 180 frames, processed in Registax 4, Jan 2011 |
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Rupes Recta -the 'straight wall' - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f24, OpticStar P131C Video Camera. Sum of 147 frames, processed in Registax 4, Nov 2010 |
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Archimedes and Mare Imbrium- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, OpticStar P131C Video Camera. Sum of 216 frames, processed in Registax 4, Nov 2010 |
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Clavius and Maginus - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f24, OpticStar P131C Video Camera. Sum of 147 frames, processed in Registax 4, Nov 2010 |
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Copernicus - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, OpticStar P131C Video Camera. Sum of 50 frames, processed in Registax 4, Nov 2010 |
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Region around Clavius - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, OpticStar P131C Video Camera. Sum of 190 frames, processed in Registax 4, Nov 2010 |
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Hyginus rille (lunar phase 43.8%%), Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 265 x 1/50th second exposures, processed in Registax 4, Mar 2010 |
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Moon, (lunar phase 58%), Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 450D DSLR at prime focus. Average of 9 images x 1/200th second exposures at ASA400, Dec 2008 |
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Moon, (lunar phase 29%), Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Canon 450D DSLR at prime focus. Average of 5 images x 1/125th second exposures at ASA400, Dec 2008 |
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Schiller (lunar phase 81.4%), Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 449 x 1/100th second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Oct 2008 |
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Mare Humorum and Doppelmayer(lunar phase 81.4%), Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 430 x 1/100th second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Oct 2008 |
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Gassendi (lunar phase 81.4%), Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 507 x 1/100th second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Oct 2008 |
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Theophilus (lunar phase -74.6% - past full), Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 270 x 1/50th second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Sept 2008 |
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Mare Tranquillitatis and Lamont (lunar phase 35%), Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 142 x 1/50th second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Feb 2008 |
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Rabbi Levi and Lindenau (lunar phase 35%), Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 64 x 1/100th second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Feb 2008 |
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Theophilus (lunar phase 35%), Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 132 x 1/250th second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Feb 2008 |
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Mercury and 1.8% crescent moon, May 17th 21:00 BST, Picture taken with digital land camera. |
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Lunar Eclipse, 3rd March 2007. Start of totality. Sum of ten images, each 0.5s at f3.5 using Sanyo C6 digital camera |
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Delamore and Mare Serenitatis 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 132 x 1/50th second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Apr 2006 |
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Plinius and Mare Serenitatis 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 130 x 1/50th second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Apr 2006 |
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Julius Caesar and Mare Tranquillitatis 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 117 x 1/50th second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Apr 2006 |
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Clavius - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 52 x 1/50th second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Apr 2005 |
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Hyginus and rilles - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 146 x 1/33rd second exposures, processed in Registax 2, Mar 2005 |
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The Moon in full eclipse. 6 second exposure using a Minolta Dimage Xt digital camera, 4th May 2004 |
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The Moon emerging from full eclipse. 6 second exposure using a Minolta Dimage Xt digital camera, 4th May 2004 |
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The Moon emerging from full eclipse. Image taken with a Minolta Dimage Xt digital camera through the eyepiece of the Cody Astronomy Society's 6" Zeiss refractor. 4th May 2004 |
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Maginus and Clavius, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 40 x 1/50 second exposures, processed in Registax. |
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Rupes Recta and Arzachel, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 42 x 1/50 second exposures, processed in Registax. |
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Sinus Iridium, 6" Zeiss Coude f30, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 46 x 1/250 second exposures, processed in Registax. |
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Messier and Mare Fecunditatis, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 210 x 1/100 second exposures, processed in Registax. |
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Aristoteles and Eudoxus, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 28 x 1/50 second exposures, processed in Registax. |
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Rima Ariadaeus and Mare Tranquilitatis, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 56 x 1/50 second exposures, processed in Registax. |
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Mare Nectaris, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 109 x 1/100 second exposures, processed in Registax. |
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Maurolyceus and Stofler, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 65 x 1/50 second exposures, processed in Registax. |
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Atlas, - 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Philips TouCam Pro Webcam. Sum of 14 x 1/33 second exposures, processed in Registax. |
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Clavius. 0.2 second exposure, 10" LX200 at f24, Starlite Xpress MX5 CCD. |
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Clavius. 0.06 second exposure, 10" LX200 at f10, Starlite Xpress MX5 CCD. |
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Archimedes. 0.06 second exposure, 10" LX200 at f10, Starlite Xpress MX5 CCD. |
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Crater Copernicus. 0.04 second exposure, 10" LX200 at f10, Starlite Xpress MX5 CCD. |
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Sinus Iridium. 0.04 second exposure, 10" LX200 at f10, Starlite Xpress MX5 CCD. |
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6 Day Moon - montage of 24
exposures assembled in Paint Shop Pro 5. 10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f14.4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD, each 0.05sec exposure. (Large file ~ 193k). |
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Albategnius, Descartes and
Apollo 16 landing site 10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f14.4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 0.05sec exposure |
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Mare Tranquillitatis
West and Apollo 11 Landing Site 10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f14.4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 0.05sec exposure |
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Aristoteles and Eudoxus 10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f14.4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 0.05sec exposure |
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Various Rilles,
Hyginus, Treisnecker and Ariadaeus 10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f14.4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 0.05sec exposure |
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Treisnecker and Agrippa 10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f14.4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 0.05sec exposure |
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Walter and Aliacensis 10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f14.4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. 0.05sec exposure |