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The Moon

Images of the partial Lunar eclipse on the 16th August 2008. All 5 second exposures @ 800 iso taken A focally through my LXD 55 10" with a Canon ESO 300D.

This is my first attempt at photographing the Moon with my new Cannon 300D digital SLR.
Technical Details - Raw image processed in photoshop, Lens 55mm, iso 800, 5.6 Av, Shutter speed 1/500


This image is a mozaic of 17 avi's made on the night of April 16th 2008 and processed in Registax and Photoshop.


To see the video I made from the photos I took that night go to-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88pDN73NO4E




The conjunction of Saturn and the moon in February 2007




The full moon

Aurora Photos

This is a colection of photos of the Aurora (or Northern Lights) taken in and around Moray.


The Norther Lights, with Saturn in Leo

Me and my LXD 55

Me and my Meade LXD 55 10 inch Schmidt-Newtonian

Me doing a bit of Solar observing. Bathed it Solar Rays.

WARNING!!!! NEVER OBSERVE THE SUN WITH A TELESCOPE OR BINOCULARS UNLESS YOU HAVE THE CORRECT FULL APATURE FILTER. PREMANENT DAMAGE WILL BE CAUSED TO YOUR EYES!!!!