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More moon!
Another mosaic, a few days after the last. I’ve found some interesting details but haven’t researched their names yet.
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Some blurry DSOs
Rough seeing and the moon being out meant that I didn’t get very good picture of fainter objects. I’m waiting for a night of excellent seeing to really dial in the collimation as well.
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A few more DSOs
After lunar and planetary observing I tracked down a few DSOs. Transparency is still pretty bad, and with the moon still in the sky contrast was limited.
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Mars, Venus, and a supernova
Another smoky night, but SN 2023ixf showed through. Visually only Arcturus and Venus were out.
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Another lunar mosaic
This is taken a day after my previous one. I really like the detail in Mare Fecunditatus. Focus shifts a bit through the image but overall I’m still very happy with it.
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Young Moon Mosaic
The moon is a deep red from being low in the sky with wildfire smoke. My favorite details in this light are the floor of Pentavius and the wrinkles in Mare Crisium. This is a composite of five images with my C8.
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Venus and Mars
It was a smoky night but the planets still show up bright. No detail on Mars with it getting so small – I haven’t had a night of excellent seeing yet to fine-tune my collimation.
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The moon and Venus on a smoky night
Although the weather said the skies were clear there was a high-altitude haze of wildfire smoke. The only star I could see in the sky was Arcturus. Venus and the young moon were beautiful and close in the sky, and I knew Castor and Pollux were nearby even if I couldn’t see them. A 15-second […]