Lunar
Moon at lunation 22.1
by Vern on Sep.11, 2009, under Astronomy, Lunar
The moon from this morning at 6:22 am mdt (lunation 22.1) just before 3rd quarter which is this evening at 8:16 pm mdt. 
Sky was clear, turbulence 6/10, transparency very good, temperature was 57 deg. F, wind gusting from 3 to 10 mph. Location Louisville, CO., equipment used Celestron Nexstar 11, F6.2 focal reducer, and Canon Xsi camera (ISO 200, 1/400 sec), aligned and stacked with Registax5.
by Vern on Sep.10, 2009, under Astronomy, Lunar
The moon from 6:20 am mdt this morning at lunation 21.1.
Celestron Nexstar 11, F6.3 focal reducer, Canon Xsi camera. Aligned and stacked 30 images with Registax5.
Crater Cassini
by Vern on Sep.10, 2009, under Astronomy, Lunar
Image of lunar crater Cassini from just before 6 am this morning. Mons Piton off to upper left with prominent shadow. (Click image twice for full scale).
Composite of 2 images, Celestron Nexstar 11, 2.5X Powermate, DMK 21AF04.AS video camera. (55F,clear, turbulence 7/10, transparency very good).
Occultation of Venus by the Moon – the video
by Vern on Apr.22, 2009, under Lunar, Planetary, Video
