Flower Full Moon in reflected ultraviolet (UV) photography

Today is the spring full Flower Moon, the last Supermoon in 2020, which I have shot today in some foggy conditions in reflected ultraviolet photography using a special XNUV and the Baader-U UV filter. Lens was my very special 800mm LDM-1 KATOPTARON mirror only lens on my multispectral camera.

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XNUV Filter (fog was coming up...):


Baader-U Filter:


Baader-U filter (whitebalanced):


Indeed, the moon has UV reflectance and it can be recorded using proper equipment, which makes it nicely visible.

I have written about photographing the Moon previously HERE
 
Stay tuned, more will follow on that fascinating subject...

LDM-1 long distance microscope for reflected UV (ultraviolet) light and African Violet

Today shots of an African Violet flower in reflected ultraviolet photography using a UV filter stack consisting of SCHOTT UG1 + BG40. All shots were done at f11. Lens was a rather rare LDM-1(s) 800mm mirror only lens, the close-up using the AP300 achromatic cloe-up lens, which was once sold with this lens system. Light source used was a 365nm Nichia UV LED light.

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LDM-1(s) alone:
 

LDM-1(s) with the AP300 achromatic close-up lens:
 

And now here some comparison images I have shot with my "work horse" UV-Nikkor 105mm plus Baader-U filter.

Overview:
 

Closeup at closest focusing distance:
 

I have written about this LDM-1 lens previously HERE
 
Stay tuned, more will follow on that fascinating subject...

More info on this very interesting field may be found on my site http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos

Scorpio Supermoon in reflected UV (ultraviolet) light photography

Today a shot of the Scorpion Supermoon as of 11-14-2016 in reflected ultraviolet photography using my "work horse" UV filter, the Baader-U filter. All shots were done at f8. Lens was a rather rare LDM-1 800mm mirror only lens.

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Reflected UV light (using Baader-U filter):
 

I have written about the Moon in UV previously HERE
 
Stay tuned, more will follow on that fascinating subject...

More info on this very interesting field may be found on my site http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos