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Conjunction last between the moon and M45. Went out with the Rokinon 135mm telephoto with the thought of imaging Comet Pons-Brooks, but hi-cirrus was pouring in and blocked that. Got a quick shot of the moon before it was completely blocked too, but still fuzzy. Really short 0.2 sec subs at f2, only 10, so not too many stars captured, got the seven and a few more. Mounted the lens and Asi1600mc camera on my ancient CG-4. Will try for the comet tonight if it clears.
Clear skies,
Steve
Scopes; Meade 16 LX200, AT80LE, plus bunch just sitting around gathering dust
Cameras; Atik 460ex mono, Zwo ASI1600MC-cool, QHY5L-II color and mono
Nice Steve, good for you on getting that! I wanted to give it a shot as well, but my skies were even worse than yours
Thanks for the share and all the best,
Mark
"The Hankmeister" Celestron 8SE, orange tube Vixen made C80, CG4, AZ-EQ5 and SolarQuest mounts.
Too much Towa glass/mirrors.
Solar:
H/A - PST stage 2 mod with a Baader 90mm ERF on a Celestron XLT 102 (thanks Mike!)
Ca-K - W/O 61mm, Antares 1.6 barlow, Baader 3.8 OD and Ca-K filters with a ZWO ASI174mm.
W/L - C80-HD with Baader 5.0 & 3.8 Solar film, Solar Continuum 7.5nm and UV/IR filters with a Canon EOS 550D.
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