The Moon by Logan Mancuso
The Moon. Credit: Logan Mancuso
[/caption]
Logan Mancuso captured this photo of the Moon on August 16th, 2011 at Cherry Springs State Park, Coudersport, PA. The Moon was at illuminated Fraction 0.883 – 3.5 days after full moon when imaged.
Logan also provided us with the camera and specs he used in taking the photo:
- Telescope: LX200GPS
- Camera: Canon EOS Rebel 1000D at prime focus, F/0.0, ISO 800, 1/30 sec.
- Conditions: near perfect seeing and transparency, and no clouds
Want to get your astrophoto featured on Universe Today? Join our Flickr group, post in our Forum or send us your images by email (this means you’re giving us permission to post them). Please explain what’s in the picture, when you took it, the equipment you used, etc.
Recent Posts
Plans are Underway to Build a 30 Cubic Kilometer Neutrino Telescope
How do astronomers look for neutrinos? These small, massless particles whiz through the universe at…
China Hints at Its Goals for a Lunar Base
At a recent national space conference, scientists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences shared the…
Artemis II is Literally Coming Together
NASA engineers have completed assembling the core stage of the Artemis II rocket, which will…
It's Time For Your Annual Weather Update for the Outer Solar System
A couple times a year, the Hubble Space Telescope turns its powerful gaze on the…
Europa’s Ice Rotates at a Different Speed From its Interior. Now We May Know Why
Jupiter’s moon, Europa, contains a large ocean of salty water beneath its icy shell, some…
Are We Alone? The Answer Might Be in Space Dust That’s All Around Us
When it comes to looking for extraterrestrial life "out there" astronomers scan distant planets. They…