Beaver Moon

Yesterday, I got out my telescope, and last evening, I took photos of the last super moon of the year, the Beaver Moon. Now, this was the first time I have been able to take photos using my telescope. I started out with the moon as it is easy to find and track in the night sky. Next time, I’m going to try something more difficult, like maybe a planet or nebula, we’ll see. These photos didn’t come out as sharp as I had hoped, but hopefully, next time, I will be better. Keep in mind, that my telescope is a reflector telescope, so the light coming from the moon is reflected off of two mirrors before it enters the lenses, so what you’ll see in the photos below is a reflection, and opposite of what you would see if looking at the moon directly. Take a look!

This is a close-up of craters, Copernicus and Kepler near the center of the photo with Tyco in the lower left.
This photo shows the Sea of Tranquility near the center of the photo.
This photo shows the crater Tyco, left of center.

Published by Trail Rocker

I am a retired professional geologist who loves hiking, photography and travelling with my lovely wife Barbara.

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