Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas San Diego, Ca. March 2012

Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas San Diego, Ca. March 2012
Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas at Luche Libre Taco Shop in San Diego, March 2012

Monday, August 11, 2014

Ground Control To Major Geek


Tonight I took a relatively clear photograph of Earth's moon using my cellphone (a Samsung Galaxy IIS) married up to the eyepiece of a cheap Radio Shack telescope.  The picture is a mirror image, which means all the recognizable features such as the Tycho crater and Mare Tranquillitatis are opposite of where you would see them looking directly at the moon. 

That was caused by all the mirrors involved, and me not knowing how to correct for all the reflecting going on.

Which is not much of an issue because...I took a freakin' picture of the moon with my cellphone through a cheap telescope and it looks like I took if from a spacecraft!

We, my friends, are living in wonderful times. 


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