This is one of the sharpest and deepest images of mine that night. The moon passed through an interesting star field.
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May 21, 2022
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May 17, 2022
Lunar Eclipse, First Image (May 15, 2022 CDT)
This is 1.6 seconds with a Canon T3i through the 203mm Synta-ONTC Newtonian (at f/4.9) and a Baader MPCC Mk II. The image was taken at about 10:25 pm, just before the moon slipped fully into the umbra. On the bottom left of the moon is double star HR 5756, which fell behind the moon a few minutes later.
May 11, 2022
Rupes Recta (the Straight Wall) to Mare Nectaris (Sea of Nectar) (May 10, 2022)
The moon is a busy place! The Straight Wall is a prominent feature (upper left), but one could easily get lost exploring from there to the Sea of Nectar.
This is a stack of about 200 frames gathered through my wonderful 6" f/8 telescope with a Vernonscope 1.5x barlow, so effectively at f/12, with the QHY 5iii485c camera.
May 8, 2022
M20, from Insight Observatory's ATEO AFIL-2 (Mar. 2022)
This image is constructed from data gathered by Insight Observatory's remote telescope AFIL-2, a Skyrover 130 APO located at Yunling Observatory, China. Data for this image includes 3.75 hours of exposures: 1.5 hours (18x300") through a red filter and roughly equal exposures taken through green and blue filters.