Good evening! 6:36PM CDT at Cosmic Obsession Observatory and we’re getting things together. We hope you are going to get a chance to join us on www.nightskiesnetwork.com tonight. We should begin getting to our live feed as early as 9PM EDT. We will be focusing on the Moon for tonight’s show. 14% bigger and 30% brighter than an average Moon. Tonight the orbiting body will arrive at 221000 miles away from Earth. Three minutes later the Moon becomes fully lit and the Super Moon will arrive at approximately 10 CDT. Don;t forget to see all the astronomy news I post on www.facebook.com See you soon.
Here’s some video showing day 9 of the Lunar cycle. I just let the Moon drift through the field of view at 96x magnification in the southern area as we pass up the dark gray patch on the left which is Mare Nubuim “Sea of Clouds”. Off to the right is the relatively young and sharply defined crater (that has a central peak) named Tycho which is probably the most easily seen crater with the naked eye, along with it’s ray system which are the radial streaks of debris thrown out during the formation of an impact crater. Here’s what I used to capture this video: Sky-Watcher 10″ Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope Basic specs are: • 10″ (254 mm) Dobsonian-style Newtonian • 1200 mm focal length (f/4.72) • 2″ Crayford-style focuser with 1.25″ adaptor • 8×50 right angle viewfinder • Solid rocker-mount with Teflon bearings and tension clutch • Collapsible tube design for easy storage and transportation Accessories: • Celestron Telescope Camera Adapter • Moon Filter • 25mm 1.25″ eyepiece • 2x Barlow Lens Camera: • Canon Powershot SD600 6 megapixel camera at 3x optical zoom ========================================================= This YouTube channel is an extension of my Facebook page “Astrophotography With A 10″ Dobsonian Telescope”, which is primarily filled with still images of Planets and the Moon. You can find the link to there on my channel, or right here: www.facebook.com ========================================================= .
Best viewed in HD…Moon at its best….camera not so much. Im looking into an attachment to hold my camera. Starts out with a 28mm in my ORION XT10G then to a 2x barlow 28mm, then 3x barlow 28mm. Thanks for your time. Dennis… ps this one came out better www.youtube.com
