moon shot

I do...do you?

Begins with a T and ends with an O

Typhoo ?

Typhoo?

I dont see that on any moon map. Think i'll go make a cup of tea and then have another look for it,LOL.

Hi John,

Nice image here is a couple of pointers when imaging the moon or planets.

By Collimating your Scope allows you to get much sharper image.I know this can be a scary procedure the first time round but once you get the hang of it you will be flying.

1 check the out of focus diffraction pattern on a star at about 300x+, if there is a cakeslice shaped disruption on one side, it is not cooled . And wont do its very best.


.It takes a long time to to learn not to overprocess, and get the best out of the avis. Every session is an extra step on the learning curve. Dont push the individual avis too much or unevenly or you will screw the colours

Seeing is everything good seeing occurs about once in 6 weeks if you're lucky. AND, you have to be there to catch it, and when you do WOW.! Most seeing is crap. I havent caught any good seeing this Mars apparition.

The scope takes ages to cool , use every trick in the book to ensure it is as ambient as possible.
If you dont have an observatory leave it outside under a tarpaulin.

stack a1000 images per 3000 frame avi for Saturn

Here is a link to help you better understand collimation

images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://ar..._en___IE204%26sa%3DN

Hope this helps you welcome to my pain.

Thanks Carl

With the impending clouds moving in I didn't have much time for cool down. Fortunately it wasn't cold outside-visually the moon was pretty sharp.

Are you attending the Galway Astrofest (I see AI are displaying this year)?

Typhoo?

I dont see that on any moon map. Think i'll go make a cup of tea and then have another look for it,LOL.

Nice one John - I love the area around Nectaris.
Here is a pic of the area with the craters named: