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18 years 5 months ago #30229 by Keith g
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I was looking at the moon as well last night John, It was very striking setting in the west, a great end to a beautiful mid summer's night, those 3 are some of my favourites on the moon.

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18 years 5 months ago #30235 by DeirdreKelleghan
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Mare Nectaris

July 1 2006
Location: Co Wicklow Ireland 53.2000ºN, 6.1000º W
Equipment: - Sky Watcher 200 –Eyepiece 8mm Tele Vue Plössl /First light for 8mm.

Started sketch at 18:55 UT Sun was approx 15 degrees above the horizon. Moon was approx 40 degrees up.
Ended sketch at 19:35 UT Sun was approx 5 degrees above the horizon. Moon was approx 30 degrees up. Used VMA to ID features after.


Sketching equipment:
A5 Winsor & Newton sketch pad.
Reeves B, 2B,3B pencils
Prismalo Caran d'Ache Watersoluble Pencil : Grey

73% Humidity - Wind Speed-Light (2-5m/s), - Seeing 1- may have been better ? - Transparency/ almost daylight.
Features sketched and identified:
Fracastorius, Theophilus, Santabech C,
Fracastorius B, Cyrillus, Polybius,
Fracastorius D, Cyrillus A, Polybius A,
Fracastorius Q, Catharina, Capella,
Fracastorius Y, Catharina A, Isidorus,
Catharina C, Isidorus B,
Fracastorius W, Bohnenberger, Madler,
Beaumount, Bohnenberger F, Rosse,
Beaumount M, Bohnenberger G, Mons Penck,
Beaumount P, Bohnenberger E.


Deirdre Kelleghan
Irish Astronomical Society
www.irishastrosoc.org


Nice to see your moon images on the IAS website John

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18 years 5 months ago #30236 by JohnMurphy
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Deirdre,

Nice drawing.

How do you like your new Televue 8mm??

Clear Skies,
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18 years 5 months ago #30237 by DeirdreKelleghan
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The 8mm Tele Vue Pl is just superb, I saw so much with it and conditions were so bright, looking forward to the dark evenings, well I mean after a wonderful summer of course.

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18 years 5 months ago #30277 by dave_lillis
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Great images John, you've really got the hang of that camera with your scope. Nice drawings also Deirdre.

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18 years 5 months ago #30313 by DaveGrennan
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Well done John,

Those are lovely shots, considering how low down the moon is makes your acheivment even better. I think the other lunar/planetary photographers had better watch out.

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