Early Moon 29th July 2023.

[Steve Ward]

Everything against it really , too early , too low , dreadful seeing ... blah , blah , blah ... but I started so I finished ... 

EOS 6D + Evostar 150 + 2x Barlow , stack of 80 frames.

 

[Mandy D]

I had a look last night about 11 p.m. and it was only just clearing the rooftops if I stood on tiptoe. I only had my 200P on it's original Dobsonian mount as the Skytee 2 has gone back for repair. I wanted to capture it with the thin clouds veiling it, but no chance. I did get a great twilight Moon on the 27th, when it was much higher and the sky was clearer, so I'm happy with that until the Moon comes back to the evening sky next month.

Given how low the Moon was last night and how poor the seeing was, I think it's a good image. You've got some nice depth to the bigger craters.

[Steve Ward]

1 minute ago, Mandy D said:

I had a look last night about 11 p.m. and it was only just clearing the rooftops if I stood on tiptoe. I only had my 200P on it's original Dobsonian mount as the Skytee 2 has gone back for repair. I wanted to capture it with the thin clouds veiling it, but no chance. I did get a great twilight Moon on the 27th, when it was much higher and the sky was clearer, so I'm happy with that until the Moon comes back to the evening sky next month.

Given how low the Moon was last night and how poor the seeing was, I think it's a good image. You've got some nice depth to the bigger craters.

Thanks Mandy ,

It was so splendid just hanging there above the Belt of Venus I couldn't help but point a 'scope at it ... 😉