Telescope: 1959 Vintage 40mm f/17.5 Unitron 127 Refractor
Camera: ZWO ASI294MC, GSO IR Filter
Exposure: 350×5msec, Gain 200, saved as SER
Seeing: Fair, 3/5
Software: SharpCap Pro, Autostakkert, Nebulosity, Registax, Photoshop
It was bitterly cold tonight, but I could resist trying to grab a picture of the gorgeous full Cold Moon. I needed something super simple and up to the task, so I grabbed my trusty old vintage 40mm f/17.5 Unitron 127 and added a ZWO ASI294MC camera using a 1.25” to 0.965” adapter. I made a simple modified Hartmann mask from a piece of aluminum foil and set the focus using Capella. I ythen moved over to the moon and grabbed a couple of SER image sets using Sharpcap Pro. While I had the scope out I swapped out the camera for a stock Unitron star diagonal and a 18mm Kelner eyepiece to take a peek at the moon and Jupiter. The moon looked fabulous and Jupiter looked classic showing all four Galilean moons, equatorial bands, and dark polar regions. Despite a set of frozen fingers, it was a lot of fun!