Photos of the Moon - April 2017

Moon Photos with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS Tube | Moon Photos with Sky-Watcher Skymax-102 OTA

On this page, I present photos of the moon that I took on April 1, 2, and 3 (and the beginning of April 4), 2017. I used my 32 mm DigiScope, a 16 mm UWA, and 7 mm UWA eyepiece. I had to use the 1:50 method with the Ricoh GR camera.

Moon Photos with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS Tube

First Photos of the Moon with the Camera Held to the Eyepiece

The following photos of the moon were taken at the beginning of April 2017 (April 1, 2, and 3; on April 3, it was half moon). They were taken using the 1:50 method, that is, with the camera held to the eyepiece. In this case, I used my Ricoh GR (28 mm equivalent) at ISO 1600 and underexposed to avoid flare.

I used a 16 mm and a 7 mm UWA eyepiece. With the latter, I was able to see the full moon, but not to "catch" it.

April 1, 2017

16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version		7 mm eyepiece (approx. 107 x) - 2000 pixels - 3200 pixels

16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version		16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version

16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version		16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version
April 2, 2017

7 mm eyepiece (approx. 107 x) - 2000 pixels version - SW		16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version - SW
April 3, 2017 (Half Moon)

16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version		16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version

7 mm eyepiece (approx. 107 x) - 2000 pixels - 3200 pixels		7 mm eyepiece, section (approx. 107 x) - 2000 pixels version

16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version		16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version

Comparison of the Days

April 1, 2017	April 2, 2017	April 3, 2017 (half moon)

April 6, 2017

16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version		16 mm eyepiece (approx. 107 x) - 2000 pixels

16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version		16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version

16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version		16 mm eyepiece (approx. 47 x) - 2000 pixels version

Moon Photos with Sky-Watcher Skymax-102 OTA

First Photos of the Moon with the Camera Held to the Eyepiece

The following photos of the moon were taken at the beginning of April 2017 (April 2 and 4 just after its beginning and in the evening; on April 3, it was half moon). They were taken using the 1:50 method, that is, with the camera held to the eyepiece. In this case, I used my Ricoh GR (28 mm equivalent) at ISO 1600 and underexposed to avoid flare.

I used a 16 mm UWA and a 32 mm Plössl eyepiece. With the former, I was able to see the full moon, but not to "catch" it.

Regrettably, the photos are not as sharp as the ones that I took using the Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS at the same time.

April 2, 2017

32 mm eyepiece (approx. 40 x) - 1600 pixels version		32 mm eyepiece (approx. 40 x) - 1600 pixels version

16 mm eyepiece (approx. 81 x) - 3200 pixels version
April 4, 2017 (Just after its Beginning, Half Moon on April, 4)

16 mm eyepiece (approx. 81 x) - 3200 pixels version
April 4, 2017 (Evening)

32 mm eyepiece (approx. 40 x) - 1600 pixels version B&W		32 mm eyepiece (approx. 40 x) - 1600 pixels version B&W