I got off work today at 9:30PM; I came in at 8AM. Yeesh... Not a good day. It is what it is. Had dinner, talked to my ever-loving two girls, and decided it was time for a few beers I took a look outside, and contrary to the forecast, it was somewhat clear out. Unfortunately, an almost full Moon was washing everything out. Still, I need some down/me time....
Went downstairs and got my 'Towatron' 60mm. The unholy marriage of the Towa-made objective from a click-stop focuser Tasco 55VTE 60mm and a cut down Celestron Astromaster 60mm body. It dials in at
It also takes good pictures of conjunctions; my Flickr page
So sharp, with either my
Of course, when I brought it up, the skies knew what I was up to...
So much for that session However, the clouds were providing some contrast to the almost full Moon; it was really cool to watch. My scope stood ignored while I watched this for the better part of 10 minutes. Since my two Canon T3's kicked the bucket, I haven't been able to take a pic of this sort of thing. Then I remembered my Fujifilm Finepix AV100 point and shoot camera... These are taken with said camera and a Fujiyama 18mm KK lens. It's a whole "Fuji" thing...
Haven't done the "afocal" thing in a while, as you can see....
Still, it was a "fun for me" night. Been a while since I've had any scope time, and this, though minimal, was what I needed to complete my day and smile.
Hope those of you in the "zone" get to see the penumbral lunar eclipse tonight!!
All the best,