Waxing Gibbous Moon November 2020

Waxing gibbous Moon (62%) on 24.10.2020 eight and half days in the lunar cycle, one day after the first quarter half-moon. Explorer 150P-DS on N-EQ3-2 Pro with an aluminium tripod. Stacked with Affinity Photo. Edited with Affinity Photo and DxO PhotoLab 4.

The Moon with 150 mm zoom objective

I recently purchased the very reasonably priced M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40‑150mm F4‑5.6 R zoom objective. I got mainly for terrestrial subjects but gave it a quick test in moon photography. The image is better than using a smartphone and binoculars, but no match for the telescope. With 150 mm focal length there is no need…

Heidelberg Heiliggeistkirche

The late Gothic Heiliggeistkirche is a prominent landmark rising over the buildings in Heidelberg old town. The Bergbahn funicular railway goes up the side of the hill in the background. The track ends at Molkenkur transit station, where an older funicular continues to the summit Königstuhl.

LCP Photo Challenge: Water

In response to Leanne Coles’s Photo Challenge 3 – WATER. You can find all my entries in the LCP Photo Challenge category.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Twisted

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Twisted”. You can find all my photo challenge entries in the Weekly Photo Challenge category.

Half Moon II

Unfortunately, the weather seems to favour half moons. There have not been many clear nights, and when I was finally able to get out to do some photography, the moon was in the same phase as last time. I missed a crescent moon in between because it was on a work day and I had…