The Moon

This is a very basic shot, in fact I hand-held the telescope, which wasn´t yet in thermal equilibrium enough to give steady pictures. This shot is only special because it is the first time I coupled the D200 to the Newton telescope. While it is not very sharp, I find the visible colour variation in the lunar mare quite interesting, The brownish and blueish hues give a hint towards the different chemical composition of the the mara lava. The Aristarchus plateau stands out with its brown hue from the surrounding lava plains.