The Copernicus Region of the Moon

The Copernicus region of the Moon has many interesting features. What unusual or unexpected features do you see? Image taken February 6, 202...

  • The Rosette Nebula on a chilly night
      (Note: by right-clicking on the image and selecting "Open image in new tab"  you will see it much larger)  It was cold but the s...
  • First Effort at Messier 78 nebula area
      M 78 DATA:  48 minute exposure (a stack of 32 images of 90 sec each) at prime focus Stacked in Affinity Photo, post processed in Luminar 2...
  • M 51 (try again!)
      Messier 51 - The Whirlpood Galaxy aka NGC 5194 I imaged this recently but did not put in the time needed to get a better image. This time ...