You have to be quick to get pictures of the sky in the UK. Last night I had a peek out of the window at 3 am and noticed that the moon had briefly popped out from behind the clouds. So got dressed in a rush, got the telescope set up (it’s sitting in a garden box at the back of the garden, ready to go), went through a very rough and ready alignment procedure, popped the camera in the eyepiece holder, and started clicking.

I’ve got very little idea what I’m doing, so it’s a lot of trial and error. Mostly error. I just take dozens of snaps and hope that some of them come out OK. This approach would have been far less successful in the old days of film, but with digital cameras (in my case an ancient second hand one), it’s more practical.

Here’s one of the better snaps of the moon.

The full size original is here:

https://mega.nz/file/EhACGaYY#U3Mn1bktAhpe59lSe0U25pw1TPel0Nk8cn17VQIvEqQ

The cheap equipment used is listed in an older post, with the exception that the camera had a x2 magnifying lens for this shot. (The magnifying lens is called a “Barlow” for some reason in telescope talk.)

Taking a Short Break

And in the Big News today from a Faith Perspective, there’s no place like home. Some people in the Holy Land don’t have a home. In some places, even the Invisible Magic Friend doesn’t have a home. We’ve just rebuilt our church.

Jesus rose from the dead you know!

https://mega.nz/file/xucklY6S#uIWx7-sLh1bw-kxEGLjsNgbdSXvGOsEbm9wTnnUHOI0