Moon
Lunar triple sunset
I never get tired of the stunning pictures being sent to Earth from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. This one is particularly cool:
It’s a little weird, isn’t it? What you’re seeing is sunset over some mountains on the Moon, with only the peaks popping up into the sunlight. It might help to pull back a bit:
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The Moon and airliner
The Moon and airliner
by Glen Batson
I was testing camera settings with my new AT72ED at dusk and took this picture of the Moon and a commercial airliner. Astro-Tech AT72ED, Canon 50d, ISO800, 1/800s, 06/20/2010 8:03pm CST
Why the Moon Landings Weren't Faked
Lots of sites have posted this recently, but its so good its worth showing up one more time. This is a clip from a British comedy show "That Mitchell and Webb Look," that debunks the notion that the Moon landings were faked, in a way that only British TV can!
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Is the Moon Really a 'Been There Done That' World?
The Moon. Credit: NASA
Telescopic view of the moon.
Telescopic view of the moon.
Full moon
Full moon
This is an exact day and time full moon. The picture was taken on 7-26-10 at 1:37 am.
The Moon
The Moon
by Jean B.
Montreal, Canada. July 22th 2010 approx. 21h00. 130mm Newtonian reflector. Shot with a Nikon D5000 reflex full manual mode with an universal photo adapter: ISO 5000, 1/250 with a X2 Barlow. Photoshop CS to increase contrast and add some artistic color.
The majestic Mare Crisium, Mare Feconditatis, Mare Tranquillitatis, Mare Serenitatis can be seen.
Moon, south pole craters
Moon, south pole craters
by Jean B.
Another shot of the moon (Montreal, Canada, 20h00, 21 July 2010). 130mm Reflector equiped with an Infinity-2 CCD camera, captured with Infinity software, Photoshop CS). Completely on the left side we can see Clavius a 225 Km crater (3.5 Km deep) and the nearby Maginus (194 Km in diameter, depth of 4.3 Km depth.
Mare Inbrium and Mare Serenitatis
Mare Inbrium and Mare Serenitatis
by Jean B.
Taken July 19th 2010 at approx. 19h30, Montreal, Canada.
I took this picture with my 5'' Newtonian reflector when the sky was still clear blue. I adapted an Infinity-2 CCD camera (the one I use on my microscope) with a C-mount and a T-mount and used the Infinity software for image capture.
Lunar Forums and Anniversaries
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image of the Apollo 11 landing site. Credit: NASA
