Photos of the Moon - March 2018

March 24, 2018 | March 25, 2018 | March 29, 2018 | March 24, 2018 (Sections) | Comparison of the Days

On this page I present photos of the moon that I took from March 24-25, 2018 and that I edited afterwards. I used my 32 mm DigiScope eyepiece and various UWA eyepieces. I used my Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS and my Sky-Watcher Skymax-127 OTA telescopes. The following photos are oriented in ways that they correspond to the normal visual impression.

I used the Ricoh GR camera with the 1:50 method and screwed the Sony RX100 M4 firmly to the 32 mm eyepiece.

March 24, 2018: Moon Photos with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS and the Camera Held to the Eyepiece

The following photos of the moon were taken on March 24, 2018. They were taken using the 1:50 method, that is, with the Ricoh GR held to the eyepiece. I used ISO 1600 and 3200 and underexposed to avoid blowing the highlights. I used the Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS with a 10 mm, 7 mm, and 4 mm UWA eyepiece (the 7 mm also with a 2 x focal length extender). Since I did not document this, I am not able to assign the photos to the eyepieces...

Special Guest: An Airplane

Much to my sursprise, I suddenly saw an airplane transit the moon on the LCD screen of the camera that I held to the eyepiece. Regrettably, I was too slow for taking a photo of it, but at least, I was able to capture the condensation trails. The photo is, of course, not very sharp...

More or Less the Complete Moon...


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March 25, 2018: Moon Photos with Sky-Watcher Skymax-127 OTA and the Camera Attached to the Eyepiece

The following photos of the moon were taken on March 25, 2018. They were taken using the projections method, that is, with the camera attached to the eyepiece, a Sony RX100 M4. I used ISO 800 and mostly underexposed EV -1 to avoid blowing the highlights. I used the Sky-Watcher Skymax-127 OTA with a 32 mm Digiscope eyepiece with T-mount.


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Half an Hour Later...

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March 29, 2018: Moon Photos with Sky-Watcher Skymax-127 OTA and the Camera Attached to the Eyepiece

The following photos of the moon were taken on March 29, 2018, two days before Full Moon. They were taken using the projections method, that is, with the camera attached to the eyepiece, a Sony RX100 M4. I used ISO 400 and 200 and underexposed EV -2 to avoid blowing the highlights. I used the Sky-Watcher Skymax-127 OTA with a 32 mm Digiscope eyepiece with T-mount.


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March 24, 2018 (Sections): Moon Photos with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS and the Camera Held to the Eyepiece

The following sections of photos of the moon were taken on March 24, 2018. Typically, only part of the moon was visible in the eyepiece. They were taken using the 1:50 method, that is, with the Ricoh GR held to the eyepiece. I used ISO 1600 and 3200 and underexposed to avoid blowing the highlights. I used the Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS with a 10 mm, 7 mm, and 4 mm UWA eyepiece (the 7 mm also with a 2 x focal length extender). Since I did not document this, I am not able to assign the photos to the eyepieces...


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Comparison of the Days


March 24, 2018		March 25, 2018

March 29, 2018		March 29, 2018