The Moon is a nice crescent tonight between Jupiter below and Venus above. I also got a decent shot of Earthshine on the moon:
March 25, 2012
March 9, 2012
Mars on 3/9/12
Tonight was pretty nice for viewing and I was able to get a decent shot of Mars once it rose significantly above my roof. While not quite as clear as Monday’s image, I think this still shows off the red planet pretty nicely.
March 6, 2012
The Moon on 3/6/12
The Moon dominated the night sky tonight – no deep sky images for me tonight – but it’s also a nice target to image as well.
March 5, 2012
Mars on 3/5/12
Mars on 3/5/12
Tonight was chilly but clear and once Mars rose above my house and moved away from the heat shimmers near the roof, it was possible to get it in very precise focus. I was able to visually see most of the details evident in this image (the polar cap, the dark regions and the clouds as well) in the eyepiece and they came through on the camera as well.
March 4, 2012
Mars at Opposition on 3/4/12
I got up early (3:15) to capture Mars at its largest for the year. It was reasonably clear, but windy and a fair amount of haze, but I got a decent image anyway. I hope to have a really good night for viewing soon – I’d like to get a really good image.
March 2, 2012
March 1, 2012
Moon on 3/1/12 – super detailed
Even as the night got cloudier, I was able to get a very decent lunar image – actually 100 of them that I stacked the best 51 of to produce this image. If you look at the Full Image on flickr, you’ll see a tremendous amount of detail.
Venus on 3/1/12
Venus is getting higher and larger in the sky. In a month or so it’ll be really, really big.
February 27, 2012
M42 on 2/26/12
I’ve had an old image of M42 hanging on my wall for a while. I’m hoping to make a better version. I think this one might be it.
Mars on 2/26/12
Unfortunately, by the time Mars rose above my house, it was starting to get cloudy, but I still was able to make out surface features and the polar ice cap on the bottom of the planet.
