Moon and Mars (click to enlarge) Last Updated:
05/17/2010
All images were
captured from either my backyard, or the Texas Astronomical Society dark
sky site near Atoka, Oklahoma
Click on each photo to enlarge
Solar Images
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Sunspots 01
Varies
from 91,400,000 to 94,400,000 Miles. Closest in January and
furthest in July.
1/16/2005 3:40:10 PM
ETX90
3.5" Canon Powershot A20 through 15mm eyepiece.
Between January 15th and 19th, Sunspot 720 produced four
powerful solar flares.
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Sunspots 02
Varies
from 91,400,000 to 94,400,000 Miles. Closest in January and
furthest in July.
12/3/2005
3:33:13 PM
ETX90 3.5" Canon Powershot A20 through 15mm eyepiece.
Sunspot 826 is a sprawling group of spots wider than the rings
of Saturn.
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Sunspots 03
Varies
from 91,400,000 to 94,400,000 Miles. Closest in January and
furthest in July.
12/3/2005 3:33:13 PM
ETX90 3.5" Canon Powershot A20 through 15mm eyepiece.
Sunspot 826 is a sprawling group of spots wider than the rings
of Saturn.
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Sunspots 04
Varies
from 91,400,000 to 94,400,000 Miles. Closest in January and
furthest in July.
1/16/2005 3:39:16 PM
ETX90 3.5" Canon Powershot A20 through 15mm eyepiece.
Between January 15th and 19th, Sunspot 720 produced four
powerful solar flares.
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Date
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Sunspots 05
Varies
from 91,400,000 to 94,400,000 Miles. Closest in January and
furthest in July.
1/16/2005 4:13:47 PM
ETX90 3.5" Canon Powershot A20 through 15mm eyepiece.
Between January 15th and 19th, Sunspot 720 produced four
powerful solar flares.
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Mercury
Transit
Varies
from 91,400,000 to 94,400,000 Miles. Closest in January and
furthest in July.
12/8/2006 4:49:01 PM
ETX90 3.5" Canon Powershot A20 through 15mm eyepiece.
On
November 8, 2006, Mercury slowly
slid across the face of the sun during an event known as a
transit. A transit of Mercury is relatively rare—there are
only about a dozen in a century.
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Mercury
Transit
Varies
from 91,400,000 to 94,400,000 Miles. Closest in January and
furthest in July.
12/8/2006 4:49:01 PM
ETX90 3.5" Canon Powershot A20 through 15mm eyepiece.
On
November 8, 2006, Mercury slowly
slid across the face of the sun during an event known as a
transit. A transit of Mercury is relatively rare—there are
only about a dozen in a century.
Lunar Images
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Date
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Moon
and Planets
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
Various dates
LX90
8" with LPI imager.
A compilation of the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars,
and Venus.
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Moon 02
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
05/18/02
ETX90 3.5". Canon Powershot A20 camera.
Imaged through eyepiece.
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Moon 01
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
06/23/02
ETX90 3.5". Canon Powershot A20 camera.
Imaged through eyepiece using yellow filter.
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Moon
Map 01
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
12/07/08
LX90 8". Meade LPI Imager.
Partial image of Moon with identifying features.
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Moon 06
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
11/12/02
ETX90 3.5". Canon Powershot A20 camera.
Imaged through eyepiece.
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Moon 03
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
03/30/04
ETX90 3.5". Canon Powershot A20 camera.
Imaged through eyepiece.
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Moon 10
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
04/03/04
ETX90 3.5". Canon Powershot A20 camera.
Imaged through eyepiece.
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Moon
Eclipse
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
10/27/04
ETX90 3.5" Canon Powershot A20 through 15mm eyepiece.
Lunar Eclipse.
Imaged through eyepiece.
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Moon 04
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
05/17/05
LX90 8". Meade LPI Imager.
Processed and stacked using Meade Autostar Suite.
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Moon 05
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
03/18/06
LX90 8". Meade LPI Imager.
Processed and stacked using Meade Autostar Suite.
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Moon 33
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
07/07/06
LX90 8". Meade LPI Imager.
Processed and stacked using Meade Autostar Suite.
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Moon 44
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
07/07/06
LX90 8". Meade LPI Imager.
Processed and stacked using Meade Autostar Suite.
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Moon 45
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
07/07/06
LX90 8". Meade LPI Imager.
Processed and stacked using Meade Autostar Suite.
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Moon 48
238,857
Miles (average) from the center of the Moon to the center of the
Earth.
01/01/09
LX90 8". Fuji E900 Digital Camera mounted on an Orion
SteadyPix camera bracket.
One
single exposure with 40mm eyepiece. Shutter speed = 1/50 sec.
Aperture = 5.6. ISO = 400.
