The Daytime Moon with great seeing!
 with the Orion 10" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph
July 9, 2016
Uploaded 8/11/16

Note: Conventional usage of South is up in all images, more info below.
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Here are two side by side comparisons of the day moon as seen by eye in color on the left, 
and on the right is the same image that has been processed to remove the daytime sky.  All of the
close ups youll see here today were processed the same way, the light blue sky was removed.

 


            

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For most of the rest of this set, each image appears twice.  The image on the left is the final unlabeled portrait, and
the image on the right Ive added some of my notes to show what can be seen here.  Be certain to click on the most
interesting shots to see them full screen!
All following images were with the 10" and a 5x Televue powermate for a EFL of 5 meters.

 


            

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I think that this is the most killer shot of the bunch.

 


            

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A few more unlabeld shots to cover the remaining terminator.  Labeling is fun, but VERY time consuming!

 


            

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Cassini - smily face...
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Processing:
            25/1200 best frames, alignment in Autostakkert, USM, Levels and
            Contrast Masking In Photoshop CS2 and Image J.

Instrument:  Orion (GSO) 10" f/3.9 with 5x Powermate
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
CCD Camera:  Image Source DMK 51
Filter:  Orion IR Pass
Exposure:  1/30 sec  12fps
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing 3.5/5, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  75F