Lunation 1048 - 11th Sept - 10th Oct 2007
10th Oct 2007
Lovely sight in amongst the eastern morning clouds - with the Beehive Cluster higher further south. Moon on its way out this session ...
(no pics - graphic from Starry Night software)
5th Oct 2007

Later - faint fuzzies night - such as this faint fuzzy Ring Nebula (Lumix)
Early hours ... Mars and Open Cluster M35 in same Bresser 20mm view ... (graphic from Starry Night)
4th Oct 2007
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| Happy 50th Birthday, Sputnik!! |
| Sputnik sounds from Roy Welch on Amsat |
| For more see BBC News |
30th Sept 2007 - 19 days
Walled plains ... (roughly stacked from videos)
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| Posidonius to East of Serenity | Fracastorius to South of Nectar |
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| Nectar - with Celestron and Caplio - better viewing this evening |
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| Venus at day break |
29th Sept 2007 - 18 days
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| Shimmering 18 day moon - TAL-1 and Caplio - plenty to see | Good views between the waverings - not the best night for photos but a high moon in a dark sky was welcome :-) |
26th Sept 2007 - 14 days - the Harvest Moon
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| High and clear - Tal and Ricoh Caplio | Not much on the rim - here's the South West via Tal |
25th Sept 2007 - 13 days - the harvest Moon
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| Plenty of cloud ... | Tal and Caplio - first since June? | Grimaldi and western rim clear |
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| Rain and clouds at sunset for the coming Harvest Moon |
17th Sept 2007 - 5 days - with chimneys
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| Later, 22:15 BST, Lyra, Vega, Double-double (in photo); the Ring Nebula (briefly via the Tal, first peep since June!); the Swan overhead and the Eagle further south |
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| Sun setting, low 5 day moon caught above the chimneys in SW |
15th Sept 2007 - 3 days
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| SW - Clear skies!! Moon still too low here. Stars out later - Summer triangle, Delphinus, Coathanger ... can't view yet :-( |
14th Sept 2007 - 2 days...
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| No sign of low 2-day moon as sun sets ... |
12th Sept 2007
| New session starting sun and moon set - hope to see more in this lunation!! |
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