All images Copyright 2002 S. Guida. All rights reserved worldwide.
Pursuing a lifelong interest in astronomy, several years ago I purchased an 8" equatorial-mount reflector telescope, which I enjoy a great deal. Recently I became immersed in digital photography, and a great many of the images on this website are my digital photographs. It was perhaps inevitable that I would get around the combining my two hobbies. I have just begun to take astrophotographs, and I have much to learn, but these first pictures of the Moon really whet my appetite and showed me some of the many things you can do with simple, affordable equipment. I hope you enjoy my first attempt at astrophotography! |
The moon a little past first quarter phase. Note how the craters and mountains become visible along the terminator, the dividing line between sunlight and darkness. The area highlighted in yellow is magnified below. |
The most prominent feature here is Copernicus crater, just slightly right of center. Copernicus is 58 miles (96 km) wide and 12,336 feet (2.34 miles - 3,780 m) deep! Its central peaks rise up nearly 1200 meters (3,937 feet) from the nearly flat floor. Its steep, terraced walls rise 900 m (almost 3,000 feet) above the surrounding lunar terrain. |
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