2d 18h (6.9% Phase) Lunar Crescent & Earthshine 2020-04-25 Approx 20.32 UT.
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat 51.542164 Long -3.5934252
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Olympus E410 at prime focus. EQ6 Syntrek Mount.
My first attempt at a composite lunar image with earthshine.
The moon was quite low in the sky at the time of capture & not the best sky transparency either, but the opportunity was there.
The lunar maria, craters Grimaldi, Aristarchus, Copernicus & Tycho are just about visible on the earthlit night side.
Sunlit crescent:
Exp 1/8 s
ISO 400
f/0
Earthshine:
Exp 2.5s
ISO 400
f/0
I managed to cobble the images together using the layers and gradient tool with G.I.M.P. Also curves & levels adjusted on the final flattened image with Adobe Lightroom..
2d 18h (6.9% Phase) Lunar Crescent & Earthshine 2020-04-25 Approx 20.32 UT.
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat 51.542164 Long -3.5934252
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Olympus E410 at prime focus. EQ6 Syntrek Mount.
My first attempt at a composite lunar image with earthshine.
The moon was quite low in the sky at the time of capture & not the best sky transparency either, but the opportunity was there.
The lunar maria, craters Grimaldi, Aristarchus, Copernicus & Tycho are just about visible on the earthlit night side.
Sunlit crescent:
Exp 1/8 s
ISO 400
f/0
Earthshine:
Exp 2.5s
ISO 400
f/0
I managed to cobble the images together using the layers and gradient tool with G.I.M.P. Also curves & levels adjusted on the final flattened image with Adobe Lightroom..