Latest Sample Images
Lunar image examples taken with a Celestron 8 XLT, eight-inch (Ø200mm) F10 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and planetary CMOS cameras. Undoubtedly, the most important gadget is good seeing with calm air.
West of Aristarchus
Stack of 600 frames, 5ms each at gain 235, 170fps, 1.5x drizzled, ZWO ASI290MM, Pro-Planet IR642nm, Celestron 8 XLT, 1.6x barlow, Composite of two images.2024-07-19 at 12:34 UTC
Stack of 600 frames, 5ms each at gain 289, 170fps, 1.5x drizzled, ZWO ASI290MM, Pro-Planet IR642nm, Celestron 8 XLT, 1.6x barlow, Mons Rümker2024-07-19 at 12:50 UTC Full screen
Stack of 600 frames, 5ms each at gain 250, 170fps, 1.5x drizzled, ZWO ASI290MM, Pro-Planet IR642nm, Celestron 8 XLT, 1.6x barlow, Favorable libration in latitude.2024-07-19 at 12:36 UTC Full screen
Stack of 600 frames, 5ms each at gain 231, 170fps, 1.5x drizzled, ZWO ASI290MM, Pro-Planet IR642nm, Celestron 8 XLT, 1.6x barlow, Crater Schickard2024-07-19 at 12:30 UTC Full screen
Stack of 600 frames, 5ms each at gain 270, 170fps, 1.5x drizzled, ZWO ASI290MM, Pro-Planet IR642nm, Celestron 8 XLT, 2.1x barlow, Aristarchus Plateau2024-07-19 at 12:56 UTC Full screen
Stack of 600 frames, 5ms each at gain 282, 170fps, 1.5x drizzled, ZWO ASI290MM, Pro-Planet IR642nm, Celestron 8 XLT, 1.6x barlow, Crater Gassendi2024-07-19 at 12:32 UTC Full screen
Stack of 600 frames, 5ms each at gain 193, 170fps, 1.5x drizzled, ZWO ASI290MM, Pro-Planet IR642nm, Celestron 8 XLT, 1x barlow, Mare Nectaris2024-07-13 at 10:29 UTC Full screen
