Observing conditions last night weren’t very good, but that didn’t dissuade me from snapping a few images.
The above shot centers upon the Sea of Serenity (left) and the Sea of Tranquility (right).
These images were taken afocally with my 10″ Dobsonian, 13mm Nagler T6, Canon 20D & 50mm prime.
Below: the Sea of Nectar is visible just […]

On certain nights
When the angles are right
And the Moon is a slender crescent
It’s circle shows
In a ghostly glow
Of Earthly luminescence
– Rush
The 3.5-day-old Moon lingers above the trees in my backyard.
Canon 20D w/50mm prime, F/4, 4″ exposure.

Here’s a sequence of images taken yesterday evening. The view along the terminator was marvelous, and the atmospheric conditions on the cooperative side.

One of the things I adore about lunar observing: the apperance of surface features changes regularly due to lunar phase and libration. Slightly different shadowing can add an entirely new dimension to craters […]

Check out this fantastic image taken by my friend Jim Scotti:

© 2006 James V. Scotti
The Steward Observatory 90 inch and Kitt Peak 4-meter telescope domes are lit by a crescent Moon sinking in the west as twilight fades in a cirrusy sky. The Little Dipper is visible over the 4-meter dome as the wispy […]

Taken afocally back on 16 April 2005, I adore this view along the lunar surface. The separation between the sunlit and darkened areas of the Moon brings out lovely details.
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Canon 20D with 50mm F/1.4 prime; 4″ F/3.2 ISO-100
Venus lurks down between the trees; 2-day-old waxing crescent Moon is illuminated by doubly-reflected sunlight.
Taken 8 June 2005.

11 January 2006
10:40 PM CST
95% waxing gibbous Moon
Orion XT10i & TeleVue 35mm Panoptic
Canon 20D and 17-40mm f/4L @ 40mm, f/7.1, 1/160″ ISO-100 Eyepiece projection
The above image was taken just prior to zenith transit. About ten minutes later I was treated to a gorgeous lunar halo, which was a challenge to frame even pulling back to […]