FEBRUARY 5TH - ARISTARCHUS

[paulastro]

Out from 9.00 pm to 00.45 am to try and catch Aristarchus on the terminator.  Managed some nice views despite poor seeing and a Moon determined to play hide and seek.  Photography taking single frames was difficult because of the rapidly changing seeing, but I did get one which made it worthwhile.  Using the SW 120ED, Ercole mount, and the Olympus E-M5 Mk11.  Two frames reproduced below, one taken at 23.47 pm and the other at 23.49pm.  The whole Moon shot is cropped to show J Herschel / Mare Frigoris and also Gassendi  / Mare Humorum.  The pic of Aristarchus is a crop of the second frame.

 

 

 

           

 

Edited February 7, 2020 by paulastro

[Trevor N]

I have a 120ED . Great scope for imaging. Well done

[paulastro]

Many thanks Trevor.  You have great taste in telescopes!