21.2.2018 |
| A big terminator mosaic. Link to a bigger picture. |
22.2.2018 |
| Digiscoping with Samsung Galaxy J5 and NexStar8i. |
Posidonius 21.2.2018 |
| Posidonius and its rille system. |
Rima Hyginus, Rima Ariadaeus 22.2.2018 18.26 |
| Rima Ariadaeus is over 300 km long rille that connects with a Rima Hyginus to the west. A link to a bigger picture. |
Rima Hyginus, Rima Ariadaeus 22.2.2018 18.53 |
| Same system with different processing. |
Aristoteles, Eudoxus, Hercules, Atlas 22.2.2018 |
| Two crater pairs. A link to a bigger picture. |
Montes Apenninus 23.2.2018 16.33 |
| Daytime images of the mountains with long shadows. |
Montes Apenninus 23.2.2018 16.41 |
| Took a few sets of the same target always refocusing i.e. guessing the exact focus. |
Montes Apenninus 23.2.2018 16.50 |
| Seeing changed from image to image. |
Montes Apenninus 23.2.2018 17.00 |
| The four pictures so more or less the same features. A link to a bigger picture. |
Rimae Triesnecker, Rima Hyginus 23.2.2018 17.28 |
| Daylight image of the rille systems. |
Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Arzachel 23.2.2018 17.36 |
| Mosaic of the three craters. A link to a bigger picture. |
Aristillus, Autolycus, Archimedes 23.2.2018 17.56 |
Three different craters near the mountains. This is also the landing place of Luna 2 probe. A link to a bigger picture. |
Aristillus, Autolycus, Archimedes 23.2.2018 18.02 |
Same view few minutes later. A link to a bigger picture. |
Montes Apenninus 23.2.2018 18.34 |
| Apollo 15 landing site Hadley Rille well seen. A link to a bigger picture. |
Rima Hyginus, Rima Ariadaeus 23.2.2018 18.44 |
| Rima Ariadaeus is over 300 km long rille that connects with a Rima Hyginus to the west. A link to a bigger picture. |
Plato, Montes Alpes 24.2.2018 20.28 |
Plato with short shadows. A link to a bigger picture. |
Aristillus, Autolycus, Archimedes 24.2.208 20.35 |
Imaged in poor seeing. Hadley Rille is also visible. |
Clavius 24.2.2018 20.52 |
| Orbital projection of Clavius. |
Clavius, Tycho 24.2.2018 20.52 |
Tycho shows some finer detail. A link to a bigger picture. |
Clavius 24.2.2018 20.59 |
Used a barlow-lens to get a closer view, but seeing wasnt good enough for anything better. |
Montes Apenninus 25.2.2018 20.44 |
| Mountain range in high Sun angle with Eratosthenes crater top left corner. A link to a bigger picture. |
Clavius 25.2.2018 20.50 |
| Perhaps my best Clavius so far. A link to a bigger picture. |
Copernicus 25.2.2018 20.57 |
| Copernicus and surroundings. A link to a bigger picture. |
Plato 25.2.2018 21.02 |
| Plato with Montes Recti in view. A link to a bigger picture. |
25.2.2018 |
| A monochrome Moon mosaic. |
Gassendi 27.2.2018 19.32 |
| Gassendi and the Sea of Moisture. |
Gassendi 27.2.2018 19.48 |
| Gassendi 15 minutes later. Link to a bigger picture. |
J Herschel. Pythagoras 28.2.2018 20.28 |
| 165 km crater (J.Herschel) located in the northern part of the Moon. Pythagoras has a 1,5 km high double peak. Link to a bigger picture. |
J Herschel. Pythagoras 28.2.2018 21.37 |
| The same area an hour later. Link to a bigger picture. |
Reiner Gamma 28.2.2018 20.34 |
The biggest lunar swirl from orbital perspective. |
Reiner Gamma 28.2.2018 20.34 |
| Original image from which the previous picture was made. Link to a bigger picture. |
Reiner Gamma 28.2.2018 21.28 |
| Reiner Gamma an hour later. |
Reiner Gamma 28.2.2018 21.44 |
| Last image of the night. |
Vallis Schröteri 27.2.2018 19.19 |
| The largest sinuous rille on the Moon. Also in the picture is crater Väisälä. Link to a bigger picture. |
Vallis Schröteri 27.2.2018 19.42 |
| Same view. Link to a bigger picture. |
Vallis Schröteri 27.2.2018 20.36 |
| Another one an hour later. |
Vallis Schröteri 27.2.2018 20.42 |
| And the last one. Link to a bigger picture. |
21.3.2018 |
| Mosaic of the daytime crescent Moon. Link to a bigger picture. |
Mare Nectaris 23.3.2018 |
| The 340 km wide Sea of Nectar. Link to a bigger picture. |
Montes Apenninus, Mare Serenitatis 25.3.2018 |
| The 674 km wide Sea of Serenity. |
Rupes Recta 25.3.2018 |
| 110 km long linear fault on the Moon. Link to a bigger picture. |
Copernicus 26.3.2018 19.29 |
| Copernicus in sharp light angle. |
Clavius 26.3.2018 19.36 |
| Orbital view of Clavius. |
Clavius 26.3.2018 19.36 |
| Close up of Clavius in not so great seeing. |
Copernicus 26.3.2018 20.11 |
| Classic Copernicus. link to a bigger picture. |
Clavius, Longomontanus 26.3.2018 20.17 |
| Notice the sharp shadows on the crater floor. A link to a bigger picture. |
Clavius 26.3.2018 20.24 |
| Another Clavius. A link to a bigger picture. |
Copernicus 26.3.2018 21.07 |
| Copernicus an hour later. link to a bigger picture. |
Clavius 26.3.2018 21.13 |
| Another orbital view of Clavius. |
Clavius 26.3.2018 21.13 |
| Clavius in average seeing. |
Montes Apenninus 26.3.2018 19.15 |
| The mountain range that forms the southeastern border of the large Mare Imbrium. |
Montes Apenninus 26.3.2018 |
| Wider view of the mountains. Link to a bigger picture. |
Plato, Montes Alpes 26.3.2018 19.01 |
| Plato with Montes Alpes. Also Vallis Alpes is seen. |
Clavius, Longomontanus, Tycho, Moretus 27.3.2018 20.28 |
| Wide view of the familiar craters. A link to a bigger picture. |
Montes Apenninus, Eratosthenes, Copernicus 27.3.2018 |
| The impressive mountain range, Copernicus at the right end. A link to a bigger picture. |
Gassendi 28.3.2018 |
| Orbital view of Gassendi. |
Gassendi, Mare Humorum 28.3.2018 |
| The Sea of Moisture is 389 km across. Link to a bigger picture. |
Mare Humorum 28.3.2018 |
| A wider field mosaic of Mare Humorum. Link to a bigger picture. |
Reiner Gamma 30.3.2018 23.38 |
| Imaged in bad weather. |
Vallis Schröteri 30.3.2018 23.57 |
| A different angle to this object. |
Langrenus, Petavius 19.4.2018 |
| A nice pair of craters usually difficult to image. Link to a bigger picture. |
Langrenus 19.4.2018 |
| Orbital view of Langrenus. |
Petavius 19.4.2018 17.41 |
| Daytime Petavius and its rille system. Link to a bigger picture. |
Petavius 19.4.2018 18.21 |
| Same area 1,5 hours later. Link to a bigger picture. |
Mare Crisium 19.4.2018 18.00 |
| Mare Crisium, the Sea of Crisis, is a lunar mare 555 km in diameter. Link to a bigger picture. |
Mare Crisium 19.4.2018 18.45 |
| Another image showing the high mountains around Mare Crisium. Link to a bigger picture. |
Vallis Schröteri, Kepler 27.4.2018 |
| Rays of Kepler and Vallis Schröteri. Link to a bigger picture. |
Schickard, Schiller 27.4.2018 22.40 |
| Elongated crater Schiller and Schickard. Link to a bigger picture. |
Petavius, Humboldt 18.5.2018 18.41 |
| First daylight Petavius and Humboldt of the season. |
Langrenus 19.5.2018 17.11 |
| Langrenus imaged from bright skies. |
Petavius 19.5.2018 17.23 |
| Petavius and also Humboldt on the rim. |
Mare Crisium 19.5.2018 17.52 |
| Daytime Sea of Crisis. Link to a bigger picture. |
Langrenus 19.5.2018 18.12 |
| Langrenus is a 132 km wide terraced crater with a large central peak. Link to a bigger picture. |
Petavius, Humboldt 19.5.2018 18.33 |
| Petavius and edge on Humboldt. Link to a bigger picture. |
Langrenus 19.5.2018 18.41 |
| Langrenus showing its terraced slopes. |
Petavius, Humboldt 19.5.2018 18.50 |
| Petavius and Humboldt again. Contrast is getting slightly better as Sun goes lower in the sky. |
Mare Crisium 19.5.2018 19.00 |
| 555 km wide Sea of Crisis. |
Janssen, Fabricius 19.5.2018 19.04 |
| Huge crater complex on the edge of light and dark. |
Petavius, Humboldt 19.5.2018 19.12 |
| Petavius shown only half way. |
Petavius, Humboldt 21.5.2018 17.36 |
| Lots of contrast and details is seen. Link to a bigger picture. |
Rupes Altai 21.5.2018 17.53 |
| A long slope close to Mare Nectaris. Link to a bigger picture. |
Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina 21.5.2018 18.30 |
| Three big craters on the edge of Mare Nectaris. Link to a bigger picture. |
Theophilus, Cyrillus 21.5.2018 18.40 |
| Sharp central peaks of Theophilus. |
Petavius, Humboldt 21.5.2018 18.52 |
| Petavius and Humboldt turning into view. |
Petavius, Humboldt 21.5.2018 19.13 |
| Another image 20 minutes later. |
Humboldt 21.5.2018 19.20 |
| A libration target in good view. |
Boussingault, Helmholtz, Boguslawsky 21.5.2018 19.30 |
| Strange looking deep terraced crater Boussingault. Link to a bigger picture. |
Mare Nectaris 21.5.2018 19.57 |
| The Sea of Nectar. Link to a bigger picture. |
Petavius, Humboldt 21.5.2018 20.08 |
| Humboldt showing rille-system. |
Petavius, Humboldt 21.5.2018 20.33 |
| Good contrast on this monochrome image. |
Apollo 16 landing site 21.5.2018 20.51 |
| Apollo 16 landing site in the Lunar highlands. Link to a bigger picture. |
Humboldt 21.5.2018 21.01 |
| Another Humboldt imaged with different settings. |
Humboldt 21.5.2018 21.12 |
| Humboldt is a 207 km wide crater with complex rille system. |
Theophilus, Cyrillus 21.5.2018 21.08 |
| 100 km wide Theophilus with its impressive central peak . Link to a bigger picture. |
Theophilus, Cyrillus 21.5.20187 20.55 |
| Same pair imaged with slightly smaller magnification. |
Humboldt 21.5.2018 21.42 |
| Last Humboldt of the session. |
Langrenus 21.5.2018 21.52 |
| Langrenus with no shadows. |
Montes Apenninus 23.5.2018 19.02 |
| About 5400 m high mountain range. Link to a bigger picture. |
Humboldt, Petavius 23.5.2018 19.27 |
| First image of my main target that day. |
Humboldt 23.5.2018 20.05 |
| One of the many images taken 23.5 showing the interesting libration target. |
Alphonsus, Arzachel, Rupes Recta 23.5.2018 20.16 |
| 110 km long linear fault on the Moon. Link to a bigger picture. |
Moretus, Clavius 23.5.2018 20.41 |
| My favourite Moon image so far. Link to a bigger picture. |
Boussingault 23.5.2018 20.50 |
| Strange looking deep terraced crater Boussingault. |
Langrenus 23.5.2018 21.00 |
| Langrenus with no shadows. Link to a bigger picture. |
Mare Nectaris 23.5.2018 21.18 |
| Surprisingly ok image with almost no shadows. Link to a bigger picture. |
Montes Apenninus, Archimedes, Eratosthenes 23.5.2018 21.56 |
| Mosaic of the mountains imaged with my old smaller SCT. Link to a bigger picture. |
Rimae Triesnecker, Rima Hyginus, Rima Ariadaeus 23.5.2018 21.37 |
| Rimae Triesnecker is a rille system running generally north -south. A link to a bigger picture. |
Petavius, Humboldt 23.5.2018 22.10 |
| Petavius and Humboldt closer to the edge. Link to a bigger picture. |
Apollo 11,5 |
| Little experimantation of space art. Some parts of the image are borrowed from NASA. Link to a bigger picture. |
Rupes Recta, Arzachel 23.5.2018 22.37 |
| Straight wall again. Link to a bigger picture. |
Humboldt 23.5.2018 22.46 |
| Last Humboldt of the day. |
Clavius 24.5.2018 19.45 |
| Another Clavius and Moretus. |
Petavius, Humboldt 24.5.2018 19.53 |
| Surface rays are crossing the Lunar landscape. |
Montes Apenninus, Hadley Rille 24.5.2018 20.10 |
| Apollo 15 landing site again. |
Mare Nectaris 24.5.2018 20.18 |
| The Sea of Nectar with no shadows. Link to a bigger picture. |
Langrenus 24.5.2018 20.22 |
| Lagrenus with Sun very high above.. |
Copernicus 24.5.2018 20.31 |
| Copernicus in sharp light angle. |
Humboldt 24.5.2018 20.38 |
| A large 207 km wide crater with complex rille system. |
Moretus 24.5.2018 20.47 |
| 114 km wide 5 km deep crater with sharp central peak 2,1 km high. Link to a bigger picture. |
Posidonius 29.10.2018 0.14 |
| Posidonius is located on the north-eastern edge of Mare Serenitatis. The rim of Posidonius is shallow and obscured, especially on the western edge, and the interior has been overlain by a lava flow in the past. Link to a bigger picture. |
Reiner Gamma 29.10.2018 0.36 |
The biggest lunar swirl showing with good contrast. |
Reiner Gamma 29.10.2018 0.50 |
Another Reiner Gamma with wider field of view. Link to a bigger picture. |
Pythagoras 21.11.2018 19.58 |
Crater with a sharp angled central peak. Link to a bigger picture. |
Schickard 21.11.2018 21.20 |
The unusual surface albedo markings of Schickard can be clearly seen here. Link to a bigger picture. |
Pythagoras 21.11.2018 21.30 |
Half an hour later the shadows have changed slightly. Link to a bigger picture. |
Reiner Gamma 21.11.2018 21.40 |
The biggest lunar swirl. Link to a bigger picture. |
Mare Crisium 24.11.2018 22.23 |
The Sea of Crisis on waning Moon. |
Langrenus 24.11.2018 22.33 |
Langrenus in best possibly lighting conditions. |
Petavius 24.11.2018 22.42 |
Petavius in the same light as previous image. Link to a bigger picture. |
Langrenus 24.11.2018 22.54 |
Switched between Langrenus and Petavius in hopes of catching a rare better moment in seeing. |
Petavius 24.11.2018 22.59 |
Another Petavius. |
Langrenus 24.11.2018 23.31 |
The best Langrenus of the night. Link to a bigger picture. |
Petavius 24.11.2018 23.43 |
Seeing was getting worse and collapsed soon after. |
Mare Nectaris 27.11.2018 0.58 |
Waning Sea of Nectar. Link to a bigger picture. |
Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina 27.11.2018 2.03 |
Crater triplet on the edge of Mare Nectaris. Link to a bigger picture. |
Moon 27.11.2018 |
Mosaic of about 50 000 total images. Links to medium and full pictures. |
Mare Humorum 19.12.2018 19.40 |
Mare Humorum imaged through light/medium clouds. |
