Lunar images

[riklaunim]

Today the seeing was much better and I've managed to get some good Moon images with the two tested cameras. I used C11 and a red longpass filter.

Tucsen Discovery M15 "sCMOS", C11 + f/6.3 reducer:

Ximea xiQ, C11 f/10:

[Takahashi]

Excellent results... surprised you haven't had any feedback until now.

There's a marked difference in the two cameras - the Tucsen seems to produce a more contrasty image, or was that down to processing?

Hope you don't mind, I couldn't resist chuckin' them into ICE :

[allcart]

Very nice. I'm impressed with the detail you guys get.

I must try harder.

[Takahashi]

Allan, just want to clarify - the two images I posted are riklaunim's images tiled together in Microsoft's ICE program. They're all his (her?) work.

[si@nite]

Lovely set of shots Rik.

[luis]

Great Moon images !!!

[Lews Therin]

Amazing images - as always

[petergc]

Wow !!! such detail .

Sorry for my being stupid. How do you get so close with so much detail;.Ive only just posted my first lunur image and its no way near as good as these!!!

[riklaunim]

Wow !!! such detail .

Sorry for my being stupid. How do you get so close with so much detail;.Ive only just posted my first lunur image and its no way near as good as these!!!

You need aperture, and camera imaging at around half of scope resolution to avoid airy pattern from spoiling images. Also a mono camera and infrared passing or infrared+vis filter helps a lot (limits atmospheric dispersion and bad seeing).

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice images indeed, great detail.