CCAS Astrophotography
Here are photographs taken by our members. If you have original photographs that you would like posted on our site, please contact us!

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Mare Crisium via Webcam by Vic Long, Jr. Photo taken on September 29, 2007, with an 8-inch f/4.9 reflector and webcam. This photo captures of the western edge of Mare Crisium. It shows the bright ray crater Proclus to the west of the mare and the gray plain of Palus Somni to the SW of Proclus.

Janssen Crater via Webcam by Vic Long, Jr. Photo taken on September 29, 2007. In northeast sector of the hexagonal Janssen crater is the 78km diameter crater Fabricus. To the NE of Fabricus is the 88km diameter crater Metius. Taken with an 8-inch f/4.9 reflector and webcam.

Copernicus Crater by Vic Long, Jr. This close-up photo of Copernicus captures its terraced walls and group of central peaks. An 8 inch Newtonian, 3X Barlow, webcam and Registax software were used.

The Lunar X by Vic Long, Jr. Here is the subject of our annual July lunar X party.

The Moon via Digicam I by Vic Long, Jr. Photo taken with a 12X digital camera in October 2006. Brightness adjusted in Photoshop™.

The Moon via Digicam II by Victor Long, Jr. Photo taken with a 12X digital camera in October 2006. Brightness adjusted in Photoshop™.