Sunday (14-November-2010) — New Jersey

Backyard Autumn Nighttime Sky in New Jersey.

Gibbous Moon. Image taken with Nikon D3x camera and Questar 3.5″ telescope (ISO 100, ~ 1600 mm, f/16, 1/60 sec). Processed using Capture One Pro 5 and Photoshop CS3. With the smaller telescope I used the mirror up setting on the camera to dampen mirror vibrations for 30 seconds before taking the image.

Waxing Gibbous Moon from New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and Questar 3.5" Telescope (ISO 100, ~1600 mm, f/16, 1/50 sec) (David J Mathre)
Waxing Gibbous Moon viewed from New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and Questar 3.5″ Telescope (ISO 100, ~1600 mm, f/16, 1/50 sec) (David J Mathre)

 

Saturday (13-November-2010) — New Jersey

Backyard Autumn Nighttime Sky over New Jersey.

First Quarter Moon. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and Questar 7″ Telescope (ISO 100, ~ 1600 mm, f/16, 1/50 sec). Processed using Capture One Pro 5 and Photoshop CS3.

First Quarter Moon from New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and Questar 7" Telescope (ISO 100, ~1600 mm, f/16, 1/50 sec) (David J Mathre)
First Quarter Moon from New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and Questar 7″ Telescope (ISO 100, ~1600 mm, f/16, 1/50 sec) (David J Mathre)

Sunday (07-November-2010) — New Jersey

Backyard Solar Astronomy in New Jersey.

Solar image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and Questar 3.5″ telescope fitted with a sun filter (ISO 400, f/16, 1/1000 sec). I didn’t see any sunspots. A good source for solar activity is SpaceWeather.com.

Image of the Sun using a Questar Telescope (David J Mathre)
Image of the Sun using a Questar Telescope (David J Mathre)