Moonset - Galapagos Ecuador Astrophotography

After couple of days trips on Ecuador and Galapagos Islands when weather was cloudy and rainy (February is rain season) we got clear night sky.

I early went to sleep and wake up midnight to start astrophotography with Moonset. Photo was done on Isabela island on the beach of small city Puerto Villamil (less 2,000 people). There are about 100 meters to the main street. I was tied after day trips so it also was convenient to get this place. The other reason there are too many animals around so as minimum I able to see it.

Moonset - Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador Astrophotography

Moonset (not to be confused with sunset) Astrophotography. Puerto Villamil, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. Canon EOS 60Da, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens, 10.0 sec; f/2.8; ISO 6400.

NexStar 4se telescope with T-Adapter-C90 (93635-A) and Canon EOS 40D

Celestron 4se with T-Adapter-C90 (93635-A), T-ring for Canon EOS, and Canon EOS 40D

Blue Moon November 21 2010 Celestron 4se Canon 40D

Color full moon, blue moon, Canon 40D, Celestron 4SE

Blue Moon (November 21, 2010) - Year 2010
Canon EOS 40D camera and Celestron NexImage 4SE telescope - Backyard astronomy Digital Full Moon Photography

A blue moon can refer to the third full moon in a season with four full moons. The earliest recorded English usage of the term "blue moon" was in a 1528.
In 2010 Blue Moon was November 21.

There are 4 photos of the Blue Moon.
First photo was colored in Photoshop.

1. Neutralize the colors (the median of the values of R, G and B is the same).
2. Create two duplicated layers.
3. First layer set as luminosity
4. Saturate the second layer.
5. Make invisible main background layer.
6. Play games with best parameters
So those colors are real, and the only difference is that they've been exaggerated a bit :)

Second photo: Blue Moon - White Balance: Tungsten light
Third photo: White-Black Moon - White Balance: Cloudy, twilight, sunset
Fourth photo: Yellow-Red Moon - White Balance: Shade

Blue Moon Celestron 4SE Canon 40D Brooklyn Astronomy

Full Moon Celestron 4SE Canon 40D Brooklyn Astronomy

Full Moon Celestron 4SE Canon 40D

The Moon Astrophotography Celestron NexStar 4 SE Canon 40D

Moon Astrophotography Celestron NexStar 4 SE Canon
Backyard Astronomy - Astrophotography Celestron - My amateur astro-photos
Celestron Nexstar 4SE - 4 inches telescope 101.6mm
Canon EOS 40D SLR Digital Camera
Canon Live View
The Moon Photos
Blue Moon November 21, 2010 (A blue moon can refer to the third full moon in a season with four full moons).
Music Debussy Suite Bergamasque: Claire De Lune ("Moonlight")


Moon astro-photography.

Photoshop:
Shadow / Highlights
Unsharp Mask
Brightness/Contrast

Celestron 4SE Canon 40D Moon Brooklyn Astronomy Backyard Astrophotography 

Hyginus is a small lunar caldera located at the east end of the Sinus Medii. Its rim is split by a long, linear rille that branches to the northwest and to the east-southeast for a total length of 220 kilometers

Hyginus is a small lunar caldera located at the east end of the Sinus Medii. Its rim is split by a long, linear rille that branches to the northwest and to the east-southeast for a total length of 220 kilometers. Celestron 4se, Canon 40D, Brooklyn Moon astrophotography 

Between two seas: Mare Tranquillitatis (Latin for Sea of Tranquility) and Mare Serenitatis (the "Sea of Serenity"). Apollo 15 landing at site Hadley–Apennine region.

Apollo 15 landing site at Hadley–Apennine region, Mare Serenitatis, Mare Tranquillitatis. Canon 40D, Celestron 4SE, Brooklyn Moon astronomy from backyard

Tycho is a relatively young crater (about 108 million years). This age suggests that the impactor may have been a member of the Baptistina family of asteroids. A larger asteroid from the same family may have been the impactor responsible for creating Chicxulub Crater on Earth 65 million years ago, and causing the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Tycho crater, Brooklyn Moon astronomy from backyard Canon 40D and Celestron 4SE

Moon astrophotography Canon 40D and Celestron 4SE, Tycho crater, Brooklyn Moon astronomy from backyard 

Copernicus is a lunar crater named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. The crater is located in eastern Oceanus Procellarum. It is estimated to be about 800 million years old. The circular rim has a 30 km wide. The crater rays spread as far as 800 kilometers across the surrounding mare.

Copernicus crater, Astronomy from Brooklyn backyard Canon 40D and Celestron 4SE

Celestron 4SE Moon Copernicus crater,  Brooklyn backyard Astronomy 

Backyard Astronomy - Astrophotography Celestron NexStar 4se

Backyard Astronomy - Astrophotography Celestron
NexStar 4se telescope
Canon EOS 40D and T-Adapter-C90 and Barlow T-Adapter 1 1/4 inches and T-ring for Canon EOS
Celestron 4se telescope with T-Adapter-C90 (93635-A) and Canon EOS 40D
Celestron 4se telescope with Barlow t-Adapter 1 1/4 inches (93640) and Canon EOS 40D
Celestron 4se with Barlow t-Adapter 1 1/4 inches (93640), Erect Image Diagonal (94116) and Canon EOS 40D
Photos of the Moon and the Sun
Celestron NexStar 4se telescope NexImage CCD
Jupiter photos
Piggy-Back Camera Mount for Celestron NexStar 4 telescope (Item# BRKTPIG4)
The Green Comet 103P/Hartley 2 (2010)

 

Moon Celestron 4SE Canon 40D Astronomy Brooklyn Astrophotography

Comet 103P/Hartley 2 from New York City

From the public, his discovery brought cheers. 

From his wife, it drew nothing but torrents of tears. 

"For you see," said Ms. Halley, 

"He used to come daily; 

Now he comes once every 70 years!" 

--Astronomy Jokes

Comet Hartley 2, Celestron 4SE Canon 40D Brooklyn

Comet Hartley 2

The Green Comet 103P/Hartley 2 (2010)
Canon 40D piggybacked Celestron NexStar 4SE,
Brooklyn, NY, October 12, 2010

27 x 60 seconds
Shutter speed of one photo 60 second
ISO Speed 1250
White balance: Daylight
Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Focal Length 28.0 mm
Long exposure noise reduction : Disable
High ISO speed noise reduction : Enable


Light pollution was removed in PhotoShop using Filter Noise median and Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur
Stacked photo using DeepSky Stacker
Finally was edited in PhotoShop

Brooklyn Astrophotography, Celestron 4SE PiggyBack, NYC Astronomy

PiggyBack Camera Mount for Celestron NexStar 4SE (Item# BRKTPIG4), Comet Photo Setup, Brooklyn NYC Astrophotography

NYC Astrophotography, Celestron 4SE

Celestron 4SE and Canon 40D - NYC Astrophotography

Celestron NexStar 4SE Canon 40D Live View Sun astrophotography

Video shows how Live View on Canon EOS 40D's works.
Celestron NexStar 4SE, Canon 40D Live view and astro-photography of the Sun October 2, 2010
Sunspot 1109 is big but quiet. It poses little threat for strong solar flares.

Celestron Solar Filter for NexStar 4 SE and Celestron 4SE, Brooklyn NYC Astronomy

Astrophotography NYC - Celestron 4SE and Canon 40D

Sunspot - Solar Activity - Celestron 4SE -Brooklyn Astrophotography