Mandy D Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Whilst the UK is being battered by Storm Babet and my own region of North Derbyshire has severe flooding, we are enjoying some of the best skies I have experienced, here in Fuerrteventura. I hope you are all staying safe. Here are some of the photos of the Moon that I have grabbed since arriving on Tuesday, this week. Sadly, I am working with just 600 mm focal length, so not getting the highest resolution images with the D800 as it was impractical to bring the big telescopes. I am here until early November, so hopefully will capture the upcoming lunar eclipse. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maw lod qan Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Excellent! I've always liked see the Earth glow on the dark side! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 12 hours ago, Mandy D said: Whilst the UK is being battered by Storm Babet and my own region of North Derbyshire has severe flooding Chesterfield was in chaos on Friday, I'm thinking of building an Ark! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 Tonight's Moon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunator Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Very nice pics. 😀 I he'd a brief look at the moon tonight but it was a bit low for me. Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 22 minutes ago, lunator said: Very nice pics. 😀 I he'd a brief look at the moon tonight but it was a bit low for me. Cheers Ian Thanks. It's nice and high here, but I am at a much lower latitude than you at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 Tonight's Moon from Fuerteventura is a single image as captured by the D800 at 600 mm FL. Absolutely no post-processing has been applied other than cropping. @Xilman I can see why your observatory is not far from here! The skies are just amazing. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK Apricot Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Very nice shots and fun to see the evolution of its phases 👌. Which part of the island are you staying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 6 hours ago, OK Apricot said: Very nice shots and fun to see the evolution of its phases 👌. Which part of the island are you staying? Thanks! It's been great having clear skies every night. We're at Caleta de Fuste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK Apricot Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 26 minutes ago, Mandy D said: Thanks! It's been great having clear skies every night. We're at Caleta de Fuste. Ah excellent - there's a great spot about half an hour away by car near Las Plajitas. I shot from a little trail off the road there in June 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 2 hours ago, OK Apricot said: Ah excellent - there's a great spot about half an hour away by car near Las Plajitas. I shot from a little trail off the road there in June 👍 I can imagine there are some great dark sky spots, but sadly I am not driving at present so we are pretty much stuck to the area around our accommodation and it is very light polluted, so the Moon is my only target, as Jupiter is too small at 600 mm FL. We had some fabulous dark skies in Gran Canarias, several years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 Here is tonight's Moon. Again, clear skies with just a few small clouds to dodge, but nothing serious. The sky was still light when I took this set of images. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 Not quite as sharp as on previous nights, but I think that is my fault, as the Moon is now much higher when I am imaging and I am struggling to see the screen on my camera. 88% full, tonight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 Now approaching full phase, the Moon is still sharp but giving less than a few nights ago. Tonight's image shows 95% phase. Focusing was a problem again tonight due to the Moon's altitude and this image was from my second run which achieved best focus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 98% phase and one day to the partial eclipse. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 Tonight's photos of the full Moon, taken prior to the start of the eclipse. I'll post eclipse photos in a new thread. As you can see, it started out quite cloudy. It did clear later just after the umbral eclipse began. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 Moon, 98% waning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maw lod qan Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 30 October 2023, 95% waning Moon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy D Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Tonight is my last night in Fuerteventura, so probably the last time I will see the Moon for a while. Phase is 88% waning and, despite thin cloud, it is quite sharp. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 19 minutes ago, Mandy D said: Tonight is my last night in Fuerteventura, That's too bad, 'cos it's still raining over here in Derbyshire! Great lunar pics! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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