the moon during heavy winds

[wouterdhoye]

Last night, despite heavy winds I did set out to image. having received my new Vixen AXJ mount I was very eager to test it. The winds were so strong I had to hold on to my laptop or it would be blown away. Nontheless the mount handled the situation brilliantly. Now during the worst gusts of wind the image moved off course. In the end the seeing was not too bad though and results, while not brilliant, were still more than acceptable.

First image i'd like to present is the golden handle of Sinus Iridum. This handle is the brightly lit steep wall of sinus iridum, while the floor is still in the shadows.

Next is the majestic Copernicus. Plenty of detail is visible inside and outside of the crater. terrases, central peaks, breccia, the disturbed outside slopes... besides Copernicus also Eratostenes, Stadius and the domes arourd hortensius are all well visible.

More images will follow.

Clear skies,

Wouter.

[WestCoastCannuck]

Sweet Mount!! I expect that if anything can withstand some wind, it can. haha. A nice result Wouter.       

[neil phillips]

Good result under heavy winds Wouter. Is that The 6" CC ? 

[wouterdhoye]

4 hours ago, neil phillips said:

Good result under heavy winds Wouter. Is that The 6" CC ? 

Yes, that’s with the Omegon (gso) 6” CC. 

[CATLUC]

Hello

Well tried and successfull Wouter.

Clear skies.

Luc