The Lunar World Record represents a group of amateur astronomers with Celestron reflector telescopes to make a photographic image of the moon. Using sct telescopes and Lumenera and Imaging Source DMK astronomical imaging ccd cameras similar to webcams for astronomy imaging. The event took place in the garden of Sir Patrick Moore by his astronomical observatory.
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The Lunar World Record event and website are raising funds for Sir Patrick Moore's chosen charity, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
The Lunar World Record project and website are run by volunteers. Our web hosting is provided free of charge by Ian Sharp, and the website maintenance by MJICCS. All funds donated go directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust via JustGiving, and there are no overheads at our end. All donors will receive an email via JustGiving, with download details for a one-quarter resolution lunar image as a thank you. If you would like a copy of our image, simply make a donation.
If you would like a full-resolution copy of the image, please make a donation of at least £10, then contact us to request the download details.
For quarter resolution downloads, simply place a donation via the justgiving link on the right. If you require the full-resolution image, please contact us after making your donation.
All proceeds will be donated in their entirety to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. We make no profit from sales of the image.
The Lunar World Record represents a group of amateur astronomers with Celestron reflector telescopes to make a photographic image of the moon. Using sct telescopes and Lumenera and Imaging Source DMK astronomical imaging ccd cameras similar to webcams for astronomy imaging. The event took place in the garden of Sir Patrick Moore by his astronomical observatory.
Astronomy, telescope, sct, newtonian, maksutov, cassegrain, reflector, refractor, astro-imaging, astro-photography, ccd camera, webcam