It was cloudy on Nov. 5, so I missed the "Beaver Moon". Here's an alternative photo. 😂

The problem is greed and corruption. Until the USA bans money in politics, we’re doomed.

I forgot to include the test-tube emoji to flag this for the science feed. 🧪Look at the start of this thread to see lunar images before and after data processing.

It looks a little more natural if I reduce the blue.

By separating the colors and balancing them, I can get a MUCH better image. Further image processing uses mathematics to extract and enhance fine details.

There's more there than meets the eye because there are separate "channels" for the component red, green, and blue colors. There are twice as many green pixels on the camera sensor than red or blue pixels.

Last night's moon. The blue image is what the stacked video looks like right off the telescope. That's the best 75 images from a 1-minute video. "Lucky imaging" is a tactic to deal with fast image fluctuations due to atmospheric disturbances.

Portsmouth NH

Another closeup of the solar prominences on Oct. 17, 2025