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Waxing Gibbous Moon 88%, April 2023

April 2, 2023 Paul 1238 Views 0 Comments Moon

Despite the colder temperatures and increasing wind, I used my homemade Dobsonian telescope tonight to photograph the Moon approaching Full.

March 7, 2023 Paul 1008 Views 0 Comments Moon

I have not posted an image of the Moon since last year, for a variety of reasons, but here is a good one from this past cycle in late February 2023.

Tonight was my first opportunity to try photographing the Moon with my new iPhone. All in all, it went well, I think, for this inaugural attempt.

It’s been a while since I included any of the Galilean moons in a posted Jupiter image, so here is for making up lost time, through my Dobsonian.

Finally needing to upgrade my iPhone XS, I went ahead and pre-ordered an iPhone 14. Will the updated technology produce better Moon photos?

August 3, 2022 Paul 1009 Views 0 Comments DSLR, Moon

Tonight’s Lunar image was from a wide-angle view. I chose this cropping for balance, acknowledging the lack of surrounding trees.

After a week of bad cloudy skies, today was clear, a wonderful opportunity to observe and photograph the very bright 75% illuminated Moon.

My prior article featured a wide sky view of the early Moon, one of two camera setups. This article’s Moon image is from the latter setup.

July 2, 2022 Paul 1215 Views 0 Comments DSLR, Moon

Welcome to July. Tonight’s sky observation presented a remarkably clear view of the 5% illuminated Moon about a half hour after Sunset.

I stayed up to 3 a.m. to see the Moon as well as planets Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and Venus. Mercury, starting to rise, was obstructed by trees.