Sun and Moon

The Moon on 4/23/2018

The moon, taken from my observatory on April 23/2018

Designations:
    • Common Name: Moon
    • Messier: n/a
    • New General Catalogue: n/a
    • Other: Luna
Telescope: Orion 8″ f/3.9 Imaging Newtonian
Camera: SBIG STF-8300C
Object Type: Planet
Distance: 250,000 miles
Constellation: Andromeda
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: 12.00
Single very short exposure
(Image ID: 253)
August 21, 2017 Partial Eclipse (6 of 6)

This is one of a handful of images I took of the partial eclipse.

Designations:
    • Common Name: Sol
    • Messier: n/a
    • New General Catalogue: n/a
    • Other: Sun
Telescope: Meade 2080 with focal reducer
Camera: Canon 350D
Object Type: Sun
Distance: 1 AU / 93 million miles/8 light minutes
Constellation: Not Applicable
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: -26.74
Shortest exposure, lowest ISO available. No real processing done, just resizing
(Image ID: 233)
August 21, 2017 Partial Eclipse (5 of 6)

This is one of a handful of images I took of the partial eclipse.

Designations:
    • Common Name: Sol
    • Messier: n/a
    • New General Catalogue: n/a
    • Other: Sun
Telescope: Meade 2080 with focal reducer
Camera: Canon 350D
Object Type: Sun
Distance: 1 AU / 93 million miles/8 light minutes
Constellation: Not Applicable
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: -26.74
Shortest exposure, lowest ISO available. No real processing done, just resizing
(Image ID: 232)
August 21, 2017 Partial Eclipse (4 of 6)

This is one of a handful of images I took of the partial eclipse.

Designations:
    • Common Name: Sol
    • Messier: n/a
    • New General Catalogue: n/a
    • Other: Sun
Telescope: Meade 2080 with focal reducer
Camera: Canon 350D
Object Type: Sun
Distance: 1 AU / 93 million miles/8 light minutes
Constellation: Not Applicable
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: -26.74
Shortest exposure, lowest ISO available. No real processing done, just resizing
(Image ID: 231)
August 21, 2017 Partial Eclipse (3 of 6)

This is one of a handful of images I took of the partial eclipse.

Designations:
    • Common Name: Sol
    • Messier: n/a
    • New General Catalogue: n/a
    • Other: Sun
Telescope: Meade 2080 with focal reducer
Camera: Canon 350D
Object Type: Sun
Distance: 1 AU / 93 million miles/8 light minutes
Constellation: Not Applicable
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: -26.74
Shortest exposure, lowest ISO available. No real processing done, just resizing
(Image ID: 230)
August 21, 2017 Partial Eclipse (2 of 6)

This is one of a handful of images I took of the partial eclipse.

Designations:
    • Common Name: Sol
    • Messier: n/a
    • New General Catalogue: n/a
    • Other: Sun
Telescope: Meade 2080 with focal reducer
Camera: Canon 350D
Object Type: Sun
Distance: 1 AU / 93 million miles/8 light minutes
Constellation: Not Applicable
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: -26.74
Shortest exposure, lowest ISO available. No real processing done, just resizing
(Image ID: 229)
August 21, 2017 Partial Eclipse (1 of 6)

This is one of a handful of images I took of the partial eclipse.

Designations:
    • Common Name: Sol
    • Messier: n/a
    • New General Catalogue: n/a
    • Other: Sun
Telescope: Meade 2080 with focal reducer
Camera: Canon 350D
Object Type: Sun
Distance: 1 AU / 93 million miles/8 light minutes
Constellation: Not Applicable
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: -26.74
Shortest exposure, lowest ISO available. No real processing done, just resizing
(Image ID: 228)
The Transit of Venus (2 of 3)

This was taken during the transit of Venus on June 5, 2012. Venus can be seen at about a 2 o’clock position on the face of the sun.

Designations:
    • Common Name: Venus
    • Messier: M0
    • New General Catalogue: NGC 0
    • Other: Venus
Telescope: Meade 2080
Camera: Nikon D5000
Object Type: Planet
Distance: 0
Constellation: Not Applicable
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: 0.00
unsure of the processing notes, but taken using a standard white-light filter
(Image ID: 113)
The Transit of Venus (2 of 3)

This was taken during the transit of Venus on June 5, 2012. Venus can be seen at the upper-right, 1 o’clock position. The other black spots on the disk of the sun are sunspots.

Designations:
    • Common Name: Venus
    • Messier: M0
    • New General Catalogue: NGC 0
    • Other: Venus
Telescope: Meade 2080
Camera: Nikon D5000
Object Type: Planet
Distance: 0
Constellation: Not Applicable
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: 0.00
unsure of the processing notes, but taken using a standard white-light filter
(Image ID: 111)
The Transit of Venus (1 of 3)

This was taken during the transit of Venus on June 5, 2012. Part of Venus can be seen at the upper-right, 1 o’clock position.

Designations:
    • Common Name: Venus
    • Messier: M0
    • New General Catalogue: NGC 0
    • Other: Venus
Telescope: Meade 2080
Camera: Nikon D5000
Object Type: Planet
Distance: 0
Constellation: Not Applicable
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: 0.00
unsure of the processing notes, but taken using a standard white-light filter
(Image ID: 110)
The Moon and Jupiter

Caption To Be Added Later

Designations:
    • Common Name: Moon & Jupiter
    • Messier: n/a
    • New General Catalogue: n/a
    • Other: N/A
Telescope: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Object Type: Moon
Distance:
Constellation: Not Applicable
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: 0.00
I can no longer recall the details of this image’s capture or processing
(Image ID: 49)
The Moon

Caption To Be Added Later

Designations:
    • Common Name: Moon
    • Messier: n/a
    • New General Catalogue: n/a
    • Other: N/A
Telescope: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Object Type: Moon
Distance:
Constellation: Not Applicable
Right Ascension: 0 Hrs, 0′, 0.00″
Declination: 0°, 0′, 0.00″
Magnitude: 0.00
I can no longer recall the details of this image’s capture or processing
(Image ID: 48)