The Moon

Moon photos with a variety of equipment
Followed by Lunar Eclipses of 2008, 2010, 2015, 2022

Crescent Waxing Moon
28 hour old Moon taken by my wife Eleanor Andujar.

Orion ST-80 refractor, CoolPix 4300

37 hour old Moon Crescent Waxing Moon

Pentax K-50, Takumar 135mm, 1/3 sec

Crescent Waxing Moon
Taken by Eleanor Andujar with her telescope.

Orion ST-80 refractor, CoolPix 4300, Scopetronix 25 mm

Crescent Waxing Moon
Taken by my wife Eleanor Andujar with her telescope.

Orion ST-80 refractor, CoolPix 4300, Scopetronix 25 mm

Waxing Moon

Pentax K100D DSLR, 300mm lens, 1/125 sec * 12 exp

Waxing Moon

Stellarvue 80mm refractor, 2x Barlow, Pentax K100D DSLR

Gibbous Waxing Moon
Taken by my wife Eleanor Andujar with her NIKON CoolPIX 950.

Orion ST-80, Scopetronix 25mm EP

Gibbous Waxing Moon

Stellarvue 80mm refractor, CoolPix 4300, Scopetronix 25 mm

Full Moon

Stellarvue 80mm, Nikon Coolpix 885, Scopetronix 15 mm

Full Moon 12/12/08
The largest Moon in several years, about 2% larger than previous year

Pentax K100D, Tamron Zoom at 300mm with Doubler

Gibbous Waning Moon

Stellarvue 80mm refractor, 2x Barlow, Pentax K110D DSLR

Waning Moon
Taken by my wife Eleanor Andujar with her NIKON CoolPIX 950

Celestron 4.5 in Newtonian, 40mm Scopetronix EP

Moon Craters
Taken by my wife Eleanor Andjar with her NIKON CoolPIX 950.

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT

Moon using camera showing Bullialdus, Cichus, Wilhelm, Longomontanus
Later shot when I used a moon filter.

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT with 18 mm EYEPIECE PROJECTION 5 sec

Moon using CCD showing Anaxagoas, Timaeus, Plato, Montes Alpes, Cassini

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT with Connectix ColorCam

Moon using CCD showing Philolaus, Fontenelle, Plato

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT with Connectix ColorCam

Moon using CCD showing Cavendish, Mersenius, Gassendi

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT with Connectix ColorCam

Moon using CCD showing Aristoteles, Endoxus, Caucasus Mtns, Cassini, Aristillus, Autolycus,
Archimedes, Apennines Mtns, Eratosthenes. Mosaic of three shots taken with the sun shining.

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT with Connectix ColorCam

Half Moon Terminator
Mosaic of four shots of a straight terminator line.

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT with 18 mm EYEPIECE PROJECTION 5 sec

Moon Craters

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT,Barlow, SBIG ST-7E, .11 sec

Moon Craters

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT, 2x Barlow, SBIG ST-7E

Moon Craters

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT, 2x Barlow, SBIG ST-7E

Moon Terminator at f/10
Mosaic of four images

Meade 2080 8 in f/10 SCT, SBIG ST-7E

Moon Terminator at f/6.3
Mosaic of three images

Meade 2080 8 in SCT, f/6.3 Reducer, SBIG ST-7E

Eclipse of the Moon

February 20, 2008

Meade 2080 8in SCT, f/6.3 reducer, Pentax K110D DSLR

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20:51 Early Partial


21:20 Late Partial


21:59 Early Total


22:18 Mid Total


22:52 Late Total


23:57 Early Partial


24:09 Late Partial

Eclipse of the Moon Video

February 20, 2008

Meade 2080 8in SCT, f/6.3 reducer, Pentax K110D DSLR

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Eclipse of the Moon Video

December 21, 2010

Stellarvue Nighthawk, Pentax K100DS DSLR

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Eclipse of the Moon

September 27, 2015

Pentax K-50 DSLR, Tamron Zoom at 300 mm, exposures 1/200 sec - 10 sec

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20:21 Before Umbra


21:18 Early Partial


21:42 Mid Partial


21:58 Late Partial


22:31 Early Total


22:39 Mid Total


22:59 Late Total


23:23 Early Partial

Eclipse of the Moon Video

September 27, 2015

Pentax K-50 DSLR, Tamron Zoom at 300 mm, 4 minute intervals

Eclipse of the Moon

May 15, 2022

Mid eclipse was 00:15 May 16,

but clouds moved in just before midnight.

Pentax K-50 DSLR, Tamron Zoom at 200 mm, exposures Bulb 2-10 sec.

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