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"Unfinished Business"


Light Speed


Earth Shine


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Nov 06, 2021
Oakwood, Illinois

Yes, Venus is a bit bloated...but hey...it's a cell phone for crying outloud. 😊
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very nice images , thx .
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Nice captures Mark! I like the first in particular.
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Bigzmey wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 4:56 pm Nice captures Mark! I like the first in particular.
Thank you Andrey.
This is probably my favorite also. It is from the farm down the road from me.
The other two are from the end of my drive which is about 3/4 of a mile long. I have spent many hours behind the telescope here. There is seldom traffic in the country but I got "lucky" once with the 1/60 sec exposure and caught the light streak. 😊
SCOPES :ES127 f7.5, SW100 f9 Evostar, ES80 F6, LXD75 8" f10 SCT, 2120 10" f10 SCT, ES152 f6.5.
MOUNTS: SW AZ/EQ5, MEADE LXD75, CELESTRON CG4, Farpoint Parallelogram.
BINOCULARS: CL 10X30, Pentax 8X43, 25X100 Oberwerks.
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Hi Mark. I almost missed this great thread. I really enjoy your gallery of Venus and Moon images with the cell phone. Very nice framing and exposure settings. Thanks for sharing this on here Mark and the kindest of regards.
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I just got in a bit ago from work. So nice to look at those; thanks Mark! Nothing but clouds here lately... :(

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@Makuser Thsnk you Marshall. These clear days are over for a bit now. 😊

@Thefatkitty Thank you Mark. It is clouded over here this week also. I hope you get a chance to get out soon. 👍
SCOPES :ES127 f7.5, SW100 f9 Evostar, ES80 F6, LXD75 8" f10 SCT, 2120 10" f10 SCT, ES152 f6.5.
MOUNTS: SW AZ/EQ5, MEADE LXD75, CELESTRON CG4, Farpoint Parallelogram.
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Absolutely love the image with the speed limit sign "Light Speed"!! A thoroughly brilliant composition :clap:
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I like them all. My favorite is the cornfield. Cell phones just keep getting better.
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Very nice nightscapes Mark.

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