Post by Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe on Aug 28, 2008 5:09:49 GMT -6
Early Morning Lunar shoot
28 August 2008
28 August 2008
Considering tomorrows crescent will mostly be in the muck, in twilight and behind tree/buildings, I thought to take this morning and do some quick lunar shooting.
At about 3:45 am, the crescent Moon peeked over trees in the east. I set up the reflector in the doorway of my garage, blocked some street lamps and spent about an hour with the Canon attached to the finder scope.
As the Moon kept rising, the high thin clouds started to roll in...making the session a bit of a fuzzy one.
I was now getting more blurry images and impossible to achieve clear focus.
At around 5:30 am, I ceased my imaging session on a humid muggy and hazy morning.
Tomorrow the skies are forecast to be less than favorable, and I hope to catch the new Moon on the other side in a couple or so days.
Though of Curt all the while....
