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Full Moon (40d + 6" Mak)
Got some clear skies last night for a change, but the clouds moved in to spoil it not long after I got setup
I wanted to image Mars last night (which I did) because it is the closest its been to earth for two years, and now it will be moving away and will appear smaller. For this Moon shot I used my 40d @ prime focus on my 6" Maksutov Cassegrain (f/12). The image is of two seperate exposures (two halves of the Moon) combined in ps elements, 30% crop.
I wanted to image Mars last night (which I did) because it is the closest its been to earth for two years, and now it will be moving away and will appear smaller. For this Moon shot I used my 40d @ prime focus on my 6" Maksutov Cassegrain (f/12). The image is of two seperate exposures (two halves of the Moon) combined in ps elements, 30% crop.
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WOW! That is a stunning capture 
Your astrophotography shots never fail to amaze me Dejavu
Looking forward to seeing some of the shots of Mars
Your astrophotography shots never fail to amaze me Dejavu
Looking forward to seeing some of the shots of Mars
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Amazing photo of the moon
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Originally Posted by Carole
Amazing photo of the moon
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Originally Posted by Greyhawk
WOW! That is a stunning capture
Your astrophotography shots never fail to amaze me Dejavu
Looking forward to seeing some of the shots of Mars
Your astrophotography shots never fail to amaze me Dejavu
Looking forward to seeing some of the shots of Mars
I managed to coax some detail out of this image of Mars, not very impressive, but it is only a single image. Focusing was made very difficult because of my scope's image shift, ie when I adjust focus on the scope the image moves. I think I can upgrade my scope's focuser for zero image shift, I may look in to this as its very annoying having an image move off frame when focusing. Also, the air was not steady either.For this image, I used a Tele vue 5x powermate and an infrared filter (helps produce a sharper image) with my 40d attached to the powermate, and of course the 6' Maksutov cassegrain telescope.
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Stunning capture, beautifully shot
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Super shot DJV!
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Absolutely stunning! amazing!
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oh wow that is just wow!!!
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You can really see that moon has taken a battering over the years. Very clear image - fantastic.
I like the Mars picture though - there's something just special about the fact it's another planet
I like the Mars picture though - there's something just special about the fact it's another planet
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Your images are fantastic...stunning...I would love to see more of them. Please post more.
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