Sunday, 16 July 2017
Sunday, 9 July 2017
Moon 4th July 2017
22:06
Great terminator that shows off the Sinus Iridum (Latin for "Bay of Rainbows") in the top left. It's a plain formed from the remains of a large impact crater. What's exciting is just south west is the landing site of Lunokhod 1. Russian landings are exciting because they were really the space pioneers.
The Luna 17 spacecraft carried Lunokhod 1 to the Moon in 1970 - landing on the Moon in the Sea of Rains. Lunokhod means "moon walker" in Russian and it was the first remote-controlled robot "rover".
It had 180 watts of power and would run during the day when the sunlight could charge its batteries then hibernated at night!
Great terminator that shows off the Sinus Iridum (Latin for "Bay of Rainbows") in the top left. It's a plain formed from the remains of a large impact crater. What's exciting is just south west is the landing site of Lunokhod 1. Russian landings are exciting because they were really the space pioneers.
The Luna 17 spacecraft carried Lunokhod 1 to the Moon in 1970 - landing on the Moon in the Sea of Rains. Lunokhod means "moon walker" in Russian and it was the first remote-controlled robot "rover".
It had 180 watts of power and would run during the day when the sunlight could charge its batteries then hibernated at night!
Saturday, 8 July 2017
Friday, 7 July 2017
Moon 2nd July 2017 Jupiter
22:05
Late night so some really good detail; look at the craters at the Southern pole.
In the second photo, there is a really good view of the Moon behind the clouds and Jupiter in clear sky.
Moon 2nd July 2017
18:50
Very bright early evening so not good for seeing detail on the moon but it looks lovely in the sky with some clouds around it.
Very bright early evening so not good for seeing detail on the moon but it looks lovely in the sky with some clouds around it.
Thursday, 29 June 2017
Spot the Moon
Spot the Moon!
This photo shows why I haven't put up any updates recently - it's too cloudy!
Sunday, 11 June 2017
Moon Tripod
I have got a tripod so when I take photos of the Moon, the camera will hopefully be more stable meaning greater detail.
Moon 10th June 2017
Nearly a midnight moon.
Full moon phase which means there are no shadows to show the detail of craters - have a look at the Grimaldi crater - it's just a blob of grey.
But it does show the mares really well.
Distance 252,274 miles.
Full moon phase.
150 degrees SE compass point.
Full moon phase which means there are no shadows to show the detail of craters - have a look at the Grimaldi crater - it's just a blob of grey.
But it does show the mares really well.
Distance 252,274 miles.
Full moon phase.
150 degrees SE compass point.
Saturday, 10 June 2017
Moon 8th June 2017
In the first photo, you can see Tycho again and you can recognize that the Moon has rotated compared to the previous post.
In the second photo, you can see the problem I often have - a lot of cloud - so often I cannot see the Moon.
Moon 6th June 2017
An easy way to see the rotation of the Moon is by looking at the crater Tycho and it's lunar rays.
Lunar rays are made by a meteorite crashing onto the Moon and spreading rock out in lines that look like rays around the crater.
Moon 4th June 2017
Two photos.
First one shows how bright it is in the evening - twenty to seven - so not as much detail.
Second one is later at light and is exciting because you can see Jupiter again.
First one shows how bright it is in the evening - twenty to seven - so not as much detail.
Second one is later at light and is exciting because you can see Jupiter again.
Thursday, 1 June 2017
Moon 31st May 2017
23:45
West, 255 degrees.
Sunny & warm.
As an experiment, I took this photo using the camera's maximum optical zoom rather than its digital zoom. I've found out that although the picture looks smaller, the definition seems better.
The line that separates the light and shade is called the terminator.
The terminator is very good because it makes shadows that make the surface near it more detailed.
Last night, the terminator was close to the landings of Surveyor 5 (1967), Apollo 11 (1969) and Apollo 16 (1972).
Apollo 16 commander, John Young, flew Gemini and Space Shuttle missions, was the first man to orbit the Moon on his own and has driven the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Poop-poop!
West, 255 degrees.
Sunny & warm.
As an experiment, I took this photo using the camera's maximum optical zoom rather than its digital zoom. I've found out that although the picture looks smaller, the definition seems better.
The line that separates the light and shade is called the terminator.
The terminator is very good because it makes shadows that make the surface near it more detailed.
Last night, the terminator was close to the landings of Surveyor 5 (1967), Apollo 11 (1969) and Apollo 16 (1972).
Apollo 16 commander, John Young, flew Gemini and Space Shuttle missions, was the first man to orbit the Moon on his own and has driven the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Poop-poop!
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Moon 18th May 2017
Since starting Sam's Lunar Look In I have learnt that we see the moon much less frequently than I expected.
This is my only recent sighting, 18th May.
9:15 in the morning. Very bright day so can't see much detail but it looked big in the sky.
This is my only recent sighting, 18th May.
9:15 in the morning. Very bright day so can't see much detail but it looked big in the sky.
Sunday, 14 May 2017
7th May 2017
The big blob below the Moon is probably Jupiter. There are clouds but I could still see the Moon.
7th May 2017
The light contrast is better in the second photo because it was
nighttime rather than early evening daylight so there is a much darker
sky and better definition.
Saturday, 6 May 2017
4th May 2017
It was a cloudy night so I took this video to show how difficult it can be to take pictures of the Moon. Look at the fast-moving cloud running in front of the Moon!
2nd May 2017
I haven't seen the moon for nearly a month.
This photo is very good because the shadow runs right on the Apollo 15 landing.
David Scott and James Irwin landed near a crater named Salyut in the Hadley Rille of the Apennine Range on 30th July 1971.
They stayed on the Moon for 3 days.
This photo is very good because the shadow runs right on the Apollo 15 landing.
David Scott and James Irwin landed near a crater named Salyut in the Hadley Rille of the Apennine Range on 30th July 1971.
They stayed on the Moon for 3 days.
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