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As I was setting up for comet Pons-Brooks, to my surprise, Mercury was low just over my observatory roof, as I had my CG-4 and 135mm Rokinon on the adjacent concrete pad. Snapped a quick 10 one second exposures. Fun, but not too scientific. Data, Rokinon 135mm at f2, Asi1600mc camera, gain 1, offset 50, 10/1sec exposures, no flats, bats, cats, etc, just raw. Posted image full frame, reduced 40% full size.
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
sdbodin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:14 pm
no flats, bats, cats, etc
!!
Great stack Steve, and your timing was perfect! I still have yet to catch the elusive little rock; good for you
Thanks 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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