Last week's efforts

[tombardier]

Last week was a very refreshing change!  I'd decided to de-prioritise any imaging for a while, until I'd taken my fill of visual observation.  Opportunities have been so scarce.  I do regret not taking more opportunities to image last week, but I did enjoy gazing through the eyepieces!  The first set of captures were from the 11th (I think, will double-check), and were taken at prime focus using my ASI290MM and 254mm f/4.7 Skywatcher newtonian.  The next lot were captured on Friday evening, additionally using a 2.5x powermate.  I don't think the seeing was as good on this night as it had been for the 3 prior to it.

North polar highlands, Mare Serenitatis

Montes Apenninis toward the top, Rupes Recta toward the bottom.

Mare Imbrium, Plato, Montes Apenninis

Southern polar highlands, Clavius nicely placed.

Plato, Montes Recti, Mare Frigoris, Northen highlands

Sinus Iridium.  Would have been nice to capture it the day before, but I was too busy gawping at it!

Gassendi, Mare Humorum

Palus Epidemiarium toward the top right (The Swamp of Epidemics!).  I don't like this one too much.

Montes Apenninis.  Well beyond the ideal phase for capturing it.  It looks a bit of a mess to be honest.  Trying to deconvolve it was troublesome.  Included for completeness only!

[neil phillips]

Out of all of them the Plato capture 5 down. has come out the best i think. Very nice detail.  

[tombardier]

11 hours ago, neil phillips said:

Out of all of them the Plato capture 5 down. has come out the best i think. Very nice detail.  

Cheers.  I think I'll go back and try again with it.  The deconvolution has made some of the crater shadows a bit "artefacty"!  I tried tweaking it a bit, including de-saturating to try and give it the subtle brown shading I see through my binoviewers.  It's actually less colour than my camera picks up, although the image above did have the saturation increased slightly.

 

[neil phillips]

2 hours ago, tombardier said:

Cheers.  I think I'll go back and try again with it.  The deconvolution has made some of the crater shadows a bit "artefacty"!  I tried tweaking it a bit, including de-saturating to try and give it the subtle brown shading I see through my binoviewers.  It's actually less colour than my camera picks up, although the image above did have the saturation increased slightly.

 

Yes excellent detail. Good one that Tom