Shooting for the moon...

Last night was a lovely clear night, the moon was out, the stars shining down, and it wasn't too cold.
It's the first night in a few weeks that it has been clear, I really wish it had been like this when I was in the Lake District last week.

Anyhow, I thought I'd do some experimenting with my camera and telescope, and got some great images.

I connected my camera to my Orion Optics Europa telescope, using a 2x Barlow lens, I also had the camera in 35mm mode (making a mental note as I've just been out with the camera and I'd forgot to turn that mode off lol).

Anyhow, I am always blown away by shots of the moon, and I really do like these, as always these aren't half as sharp as I would have liked, but I still find them interesting and love what you can actually see.

I just wish I could get the images sharper, I have learned that there is a way as you take multiple shots and blend them in software, however, it does get a bit tricky with my scope as I don't have a tracker, so everything is done manually.

However, I really hope you like the shots, and the marvel of what is the moon.

When I look at the moon through my 5x barlow and lens, you can see craters within craters, sadly due to the current setup I cannot get this on camera, but the detail is absolutely breathtaking.

Thanks for reading my blog.

All the best :-)