Archive for the ‘Lunar’ Category
Don’t go out tonight, It’s bound to be too bright…
Posted by admin | Filed under Lunar, Planetary, Z8
Last thursday (may 27th) my friend Luke dropped off his sweet SLR digital camera and tripod for me to play around with on a full moon night. Don’t get me wrong, I love the moon. We depend on the moon for so much, but frankly for a backyard astronomer the moon can be a nuisance. [...]
Cell phone camera exceeds expectations.
Posted by admin | Filed under Lunar, Planetary
Here are a couple good shots from tonight I managed to get with my cell phone. I really can’t believe how these turned out.
They are by no means amazing images, but for my little Motorola Kraze they are definitely not too shabby!
Supper time lunar observations from the Patio
Posted by admin | Filed under Food, Lunar
We were eating our dinner on the patio on Wednesday night and noticed the moon directly over head. I ran in and brought the telescope out and we all took a gander. It’s hard to know what a 3 year old *actually* sees when she looks through an eyepiece. There is a tiny bit of [...]
Lunar than later…
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Last night my Dad, my friend Luke (equipped with his sweet camera) and I drove out into the country a little ways to try to get some good shots of the moon. We arrived at the dark site and clouds were immediately a problem. There were some breaks and we managed to shoot a few [...]
Like a big pizza pie!
Posted by admin | Filed under Lunar, Messier Catalog, Weather, Z8
Tonight was my first chance to check out the moon. It’s currently in the Waxing Crescent phase (20% full) so there is just a very small fingernail to observe. It’s beautiful though. Since so little of the moon is illuminated right now it’s not blinding and there is no need for the moon filter. I [...]
