Daylight Moon 18th Feb 24

[Roy Foreman]

The forecast was for cloudy skies during the evening but during the afternoon it was nice and clear, so I went for some daytime lunar imaging.

I captured a few full disc images using a Proplanet 807 IR filter, then went for some magnified views using a Baader FFC set to x3 and a Proplanet 642 IR filter.  But by this time the clouds were rolling in, so I was unable to complete a full disc mosaic.

Telescope was a Skywatcher MN 190, and camera was ZWO 183 MM.

Seeing was not the best, and thin cloud resulted in some difficult gradients,  but here is what I managed to capture.

 

 

 

 

[Kon]

Excellent images and processing. The IR has really helped to pull the resolution.

[Roy Foreman]

24 minutes ago, Kon said:

Excellent images and processing. The IR has really helped to pull the resolution.

Thank you and yes, the IR really helps but does require longer exposure times. Glad you like my images, much appreciated. 

[PatrickO]

Wow! Those are just so impressive. Thanks for sharing

[Roy Foreman]

Thank you. Knowing that my images give enjoyment to those who look at them is the main inspiration for taking them in the first place !

[h107]

That first image is captivating. What time of day did you take them? 

[Roy Foreman]

19 hours ago, h107 said:

That first image is captivating. What time of day did you take them? 

From memory I think it was around 3pm, so mid afternoon.  The 807 IR filter helped to darken the blue sky considerably. Glad you like my images.