My images from the total lunar eclipse 2022-11-08
Tag: Lunar
Moon Crescent
A recent image of this month’s crescent Moon.
Moonrise
Afternoon Moonrise
Full Moon Rising
A golden Moonrise.
Moon and ExoMoons.
Exciting discovery!
Conjunction: Moon, Venus and Mars
Conjunction!
Moon Close Up
Kids questions about the Moon.
Venus & Distorted Moon
Setting in the West
Gibbous Moon
Why no stars?
Moonset Projection
Moonset projected on Arts Cenre
Moon
Two Days Before Full Moon.
How Asteroids And Supernovae Are Named
The Universe And All That.
How Asteroids and Supernovae Are Named.
Forgotten But Remembered – 2
Amateur astro-photography is not always about imaging the most beautiful wide nebulae.
Exomoons and Double Planets
The Universe And All That.
Exomoons and Double Planets
Lunar Halo
Something special A lunar halo, imaged with my Canon 60D camera at 12.26 am on 7th May 2020. Exposure was … More
Planet Or Star?
The Universe And All That.
Is the Moon a Planet or a Star?
End of a Decade
With no more images in the pipeline and the bushfire smoke worsening again in South West Sydney – and showing … More
Orion in the Clouds
The Orion constellation – it’s one of the best known, easily recognised and most imaged constellations. Orion is unmistakable … More
Ten Day Old Moon
Object Details: Visual magnitude: -10.8 Apparent size: 29.9′ Diameter: 3475 km. … More
Crescent Moon
This Moon crescent kept us company for much of the evening during our last field night. It set at 10 pm, giving … More
Where Is Tranquility Base?
The brief answer is just to the right of the “peninsula” pointing downwards at upper centre in my shot above. More precisely, … More
First Step On The Moon
My suspicion is that we are all going to be hearing a lot about the Lunar landing of Apollo 11 … More
Moon
First Quarter Moon imaged in video format with my ZWOASI071 and stacked in Autostakkert. This was taken on the same … More
Rupes Recta
Rupes Recta (latin for straight cliff) is a huge fault line or escarpment on the surface of the Moon, which … More
Saturn Occultation – April 2019
This is my DSLR image taken a few minutes after Saturn reappeared following its occultation by the Moon. Here in … More
Saturn Occultation
Next week will bring a challenging photo opportunity, with Saturn due to be occulted by the Moon. Here in Macarthur … More
Crescent Moon
It’s morning on the Moon! Sunrise will take about fourteen Earth days to cross the Lunar disc from New Moon … More
Near Full Moon
The two large craters with ejection rays are: Copernicus (just right of centre), 93 km diameter & 3.8 km deep; … More
Crescent Moon
There is something about crescent Moons which captures my imagination. I’ve imaged a few but I’ve yet to realise my … More
Full Moon
I’ve done less astro-photography so far this year, due to an unfortunate combination of equipment malfunction, purchase of two new … More
Moon
Object Details: Moon Visual magnitude: -11.8 Apparent diameter: 32.7 arc min Actual diameter: 3475 km Distance: 365,487 km New Moon: +17 … More
Moon Horn
Looking a bit like a golden rhinoceros horn – this Lunar crescent was half-obscured by clouds forming above the western horizon, … More
Waning Moon
The Moon rose about 8.45 pm last night, while I was practising my deep sky photography. So the evening ended … More
Waxing Moon
A nine day-old Moon, 73.5% illuminated. Image Details: Exposure: 0.0125s; ISO100 Gear: Meade LX-90, 2000mm f/l; f/10; 0.62 reducer; Canon EOS … More
Lunar Crescent
The waxing Moon (4 days old), 1st April 2017. Canon EOS 60D; 200mm lens. 1/100th sec exposure at f/7.1; ISO … More
Moon Haze
So much cloud lately has limited the amount of astronomy opportunities. This full moon image was taken through a lot … More
Recent Lunar Shots
All images shot with my Meade LX90 Schmidt-cassegrain telescope and Canon 60D camera. All images © R.Powell
Perigee Moon
This hype filled world: Tell people that the Moon will be at “perigee” tonight and they will change the subject. … More
Crescent Moon
Lunar crescent, five days old, captured at The Oaks, NSW, 5th November 2016. Canon 60D with 200mm lens, tripod mounted. 1/30th … More
Moon
Some Lunar images taken from home with my Meade LX-90 ACF 8″ Schmidt-Cassegraine telescope: All images © R.Powell
Lunar Eclipse
The Lunar eclipse of 23rd March 2016. I had no high expectations of this event. It was a penumbral eclipse, … More
Sundry Images
All images © R.Powell
Moon Images – 2012
Click on an image to enlarge: My Moon images taken in 2012. All images © R.Powell
2011 – Moon
Continuing my series of astro-images taken before I started up this website. I especially enjoy imaging the beauty of the … More
2010 – Moon
I took a lot of Moon shots in 2010. Here are is a sample…. …and here are a few more: … More
The Moon and The International Space Station
First, the Moon. This was a test image taken with my new 150-600mm camera lens to see if it will … More
Moon, Ring Nebula, Albireo, Jewel Box, Venus, Jupiter
All images © R.Powell
Deep Sky & Solar System
Some more astro-images I have taken over the last month, including a telescopic image of the amazing Orion Nebula (M42); … More
The Moon
The Moon is an easy subject for astro-imagers. Some would say too easy…….. All images © R.Powell
Lunar Eclipse
I enjoyed a Lunar eclipse here in Australia tonight (8th October 2014). The weather was not very suitable for astronomy. It … More
Lunar Crescents
Without exception, these images are all waxing crescents taken just after sunset. All images © R.Powell
Occultation Of Saturn
We experienced another occultation of Saturn by the Moon on 4th August 2014. This image was obtained by my Canon 60D … More
Cosmic Focus 