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<em>image by [mailto:howardeskildsen@msn.com Howard Eskildsen], Ocala, Florida</em><br /> | <em>image by [mailto:howardeskildsen@msn.com Howard Eskildsen], Ocala, Florida</em><br /> | ||
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| − | Yesterday's LPOD celebrated a classic quarter Moon view, and today, Howard's image shows | + | Yesterday's LPOD celebrated a classic quarter Moon view, and today, Howard's image shows |
| − | the same real estate a week earlier. But often few observers point their telescopes Moonward | + | the same real estate a week earlier. But often few observers point their telescopes Moonward |
| − | when the lighting is like this. That is hard to understand when looking at this high contrast image, | + | when the lighting is like this. That is hard to understand when looking at this high contrast image, |
| − | but the Moon in the eyepiece is much brighter and less contrasty. Howard's <em>Photoshop</em> wizardry | + | but the Moon in the eyepiece is much brighter and less contrasty. Howard's <em>Photoshop</em> wizardry |
| − | accounts for this dramatic image, but visual observers can see something similar by using high | + | accounts for this dramatic image, but visual observers can see something similar by using high |
| − | magnification (to spread the light over a larger area) or polarizing or neutral density filters (to cut | + | magnification (to spread the light over a larger area) or polarizing or neutral density filters (to cut |
| − | the light). And there are many treats to see, all related to albedo effects. For example, the two | + | the light). And there are many treats to see, all related to albedo effects. For example, the two |
| − | or three dark halo craters around Copernicus, the rays around Kepler, the really bright interior of | + | or three dark halo craters around Copernicus, the rays around Kepler, the really bright interior of |
| − | Aristarchus (Herschel's erupting volcano), the zebra-striped floor of Schickard, the otherwise very | + | Aristarchus (Herschel's erupting volcano), the zebra-striped floor of Schickard, the otherwise very |
| − | hard to see Herigonius Rilles, the stain of Reiner Gamma, the bent ray near Seleucus, the slivers | + | hard to see Herigonius Rilles, the stain of Reiner Gamma, the bent ray near Seleucus, the slivers |
| − | of mare inside the rings of Orientale and many other remarkable features. Where's my scope?<br /> | + | of mare inside the rings of Orientale and many other remarkable features. Where's my scope? |
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<em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br /> | <em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br /> | ||
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<p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[December 1, 2010|A Perfect View]] </p> | <p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[December 1, 2010|A Perfect View]] </p> | ||
<p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[December 3, 2010|Accidental Detective]] </p> | <p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[December 3, 2010|Accidental Detective]] </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:23, 15 March 2015
A Week Earlier
image by Howard Eskildsen, Ocala, Florida
Yesterday's LPOD celebrated a classic quarter Moon view, and today, Howard's image shows
the same real estate a week earlier. But often few observers point their telescopes Moonward
when the lighting is like this. That is hard to understand when looking at this high contrast image,
but the Moon in the eyepiece is much brighter and less contrasty. Howard's Photoshop wizardry
accounts for this dramatic image, but visual observers can see something similar by using high
magnification (to spread the light over a larger area) or polarizing or neutral density filters (to cut
the light). And there are many treats to see, all related to albedo effects. For example, the two
or three dark halo craters around Copernicus, the rays around Kepler, the really bright interior of
Aristarchus (Herschel's erupting volcano), the zebra-striped floor of Schickard, the otherwise very
hard to see Herigonius Rilles, the stain of Reiner Gamma, the bent ray near Seleucus, the slivers
of mare inside the rings of Orientale and many other remarkable features. Where's my scope?
Chuck Wood
Technical Details
Nov 25, 2010, 10:37-11:27 UT. 6" f/8 refractor + 2X barlow + DMK 41AU02.AS + W-15 yellow filter.
Yesterday's LPOD: A Perfect View
Tomorrow's LPOD: Accidental Detective
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