Requested Astrophotography

As requested by kevinbythebeach in my thread Hit & Miss, here are a couple of my finished astrophotography efforts.

This is the Moon, photographed in a single exposure on January 30, 2009 at 00:39:27 UT from my North Texas ranch, Location 98º 28' 35"W 33º 13' 32" N 386m with my Sigma SD14 through my Orion 1250mm ( 90mm Ø ) Maksutov Cassegrain, f/13.9, Shutter 1/5th, ISO 100. This image has up oriented towards the Zenith with a field of view of 0.95° x 0.63°. The Phase of the Moon was a waxing crescent with 16% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated:

http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/4...5d5b004544.jpg

Ever pull out your telescope to do astronomical observations during the day ? It can be challenging. Here is the Moon photographed in a single exposure on February 3, 2009 at 20:41:44 UT, 2:41 in the afternoon Texas time, from my North Texas ranch, Location 98º 28' 35"W 33º 13' 32" N 386m with my Sigma SD14 through my Orion 1250mm ( 90mm Ø ) Maksutov Cassegrain, f/13.9, Shutter 1/80th, ISO 100. This image has up oriented towards the Zenith with a field of view of 0.95° x 0.63°. The Phase of the Moon was a waxing gibbous with 59% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated:

http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/4...7a11c1f2fc.jpg