Crescent moon passing over Levittown 6/27/09

I connected my Nikon D5000 digital SLR body with a visual back adapter to a Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with an 8" mirror. The movement is the rotation of the earth, as I did not connect the rotation compensation motor to the tripod. The incidental vibrations at the beginning are my attempts at adjusting the focus on the telescope (sorry).

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Astronomy
• moon
• Nikon digital slr
• Nikon D5000

[plattyvision]

Impressive stuff - I'm envious.

[bass117]

@plattyvision Thank you! It always helps when there is minimal wind and a nice clear sky, which is not always available during the summer months.

[NickolaiVolkov]

Dude, don't apologize... it's an awesome video! :D

[bass117]

@NickolaiVolkov Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[lovecutelilsweet]

im just learning about the moon. was this the first night you could see the moon after the new moon and was it in the west sky? i watched this video ( UNDERSTANDING THE MOON CYCLES ) and found soom interesting info.

[bass117]

@lovecutelilsweet Sorry I don' remember how soon this was taken after new moon. It was westerly.

[RJC1124]

@bass117 You replied to my comment nearly 2 years later??????

[larosity]

@bass117 Yeah it's great - used to have one, I believe it was called a Celestion, back in the day...I've alway been fascinated by the night sky!

[bass117]

@Beatleboy1968 Thanks Zeepo!

[bass117]

@bosb33r Thanks bosb33r!

[bass117]

@RJC1124 Thanks Rich!

[bass117]

@larosity Labim - thanks - this is hobby number 35 haha. I get some great sightings through this scope. I bought it back in the 80's, don't get to set it up often enough. I will be experimenting with the Nikon DSLR and see what I can do with the telescope as a 2000 mm lens!

[bass117]

@skamatt23 Thanks Matt!