Moon January 29 and 30, 2021

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Moon January 29 and 30, 2021

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Hi All,

I recently received an old grasshopper color camera from eBay and thought that a little testing was in order. The first subject was the Moon. Clear nights on the 29th and 30th provided an opportunity. This was more of a trial run than a test just to see what it could do. Most of my previous moon images have been greyscale and I realize these images need work. Too brown for my taste.

I let the software adjust the white balance while I played with the saturation. Shot at prime focus through a small Questar telescope, here are the first images with the PGR GX-FW- 28S5C.

The first image showing Tycho’s ray structure was with normal color saturation and resulted in a brownish surface. The next image got a saturation boost and more colors emerged. The last image, taken the next night, had the colors enhanced as well. I was surprised that the pole regions lacked color at this phase.

More images to come when the skies clear.

Phil
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Re: Moon January 29 and 30, 2021

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Wow!! I do like these coloured Moons :bow :hamster: not just the boring grey disc we think it is :)

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Re: Moon January 29 and 30, 2021

Post by EGRAY_OBSERVATORY »

Very well captured and processed Phil.

One reason why the lack of colour maybe due to less Sun-light on the Moon in any given area, as cameras and even the Mk1 Eyeball - need light to define colours, albeit your images do show the colours very well.

Thanks for sharing
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Very good first results, Phil !

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Re: Moon January 29 and 30, 2021

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Very nice work there Phil...well done :bow

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Re: Moon January 29 and 30, 2021

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Thanks for the comments. In retrospect, I feel that I may have been somewhat stingy in doling out the color. I believe I've fixed it now.

Phil
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Re: Moon January 29 and 30, 2021

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Nice images, Phil.

I keep thinking about maybe getting a colour astro camera sometime. My DSLR in video mode does a reasonable job, but not quite good enough.

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