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Griffith holds a public star party every month on the closest Saturday when the first quarter Moon is in the sky.
The Los Angeles Astronomical Society (LAAS) and Sidewalk Astronomers aid the Griffith staff with their personal telescopes
to give the public a view of the Moon, any planets, and whatever else may be up in the sky that can be easily seen.
These images are from the one held on Saturday April 16th 2005.
They were taken with my 127 mm aperture f/12.1 Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, a Creative Pro eX web camera, and except
for the Cassini image, a 2x magnifier (Barlow). Each consists of hundreds of individual images selected, stacked, and
processed to bring out as many details as possible. The weather aided us that night by being reasonably steady.
All lunar images are oriented north at the top, east to the right.
| Mare Imbrium region. |
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| Theophilus Crater region |
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| Crater Stevinus and ray system |
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| Mare Austrinus at the edge |
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| Saturn (black and white) |
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This black and white image of Saturn is the best non-colored one
I've taken, and the best one I've taken through my 127 mm Mak. Compare the detail seen here with this color one taken
through a C-14, a 14 inch (355 mm) aperture telescope.
| Saturn in color |
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