Yeah, it's the moon again... But Better!

The weather finally broke last night long enough for me to get a good shot of the moon using my new 1.4x teleconverter and my 500mm Reflex. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised! Teleconverters usually fog detail just a little, but in this case, I got a lot more detail out of the surface of the moon. You can see an incredible number of craters, and they are pretty well defined! I tried my new Minolta 100-400 APO out also, but it didn't compare to the 500 reflex for this kind of work. Hopefully, I'll be able to get up to my parent's house sometime soon to use the T-Mount adapter my father bought me for his Meade 10" telescope. Remember, you can always click on the pictures to see a larger version!

The Moon, again

Here's a shot of the moon I got just a couple nights before full. I'm not a big fan of pictures of a full moon because you lose a lot of the detail around the fringe. This here is probably the clearest picture I have ever been able to get of the moon through my 500mm Reflex. I have a Tamron 1.4x teleconverter that is supposed to be here today, so I'm anxious to get out this evening if it's clear and see what I can get with it.

The Nightime Sky

The first picture was taken Halloween night as the sun was setting. The sky had a gorgeous fall colour, and the moon was paired with Venus that night. The second shot was taken earlier in the month with Luke's new 500mm lense. It's like a miniature telescope!!

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