{"id":1910,"date":"2023-04-02T22:12:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T02:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvas.org\/mvas_wp\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2023-04-02T22:12:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T02:12:48","slug":"waxing-gibbous-moon-930pm-4-2-2023-edt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvas.org\/?p=1910","title":{"rendered":"Waxing Gibbous Moon \u2013 9:30pm 4\/2\/2023 EDT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mvas.org\/mvas_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Moon-4-2-2023-3j.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mvas.org\/mvas_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Moon-4-2-2023-3j.jpg?resize=424%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1911\" width=\"424\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mvas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Moon-4-2-2023-3j.jpg?w=847&amp;ssl=1 847w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mvas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Moon-4-2-2023-3j.jpg?resize=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mvas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Moon-4-2-2023-3j.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mvas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Moon-4-2-2023-3j.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Telescope: Tasco 9F <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">60mm<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> f\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">13.3<\/span><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">(800mm) Refractor<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Camera: <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">ZWO ASI 294MC, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">1.25\u201d to 0.965\u201d adapter<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Filter: GSO<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> IR Cut<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> Filter<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Exposure: 512x6msec, <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Gain 200<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, saved as SER<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Seeing: Good, 4\/5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">White Balance: Nebulosity Automatic<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Software: <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">SharpCap Pro, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">AutoStakkert, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Registax<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, Nebulosity, Photoshop<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">This 50 year old <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Tasco<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"> produces a sharp, high contrast image with little or no chromic aberration. The <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">lightweight<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"> mount <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">proved to be suitably stable and vibrations quickly damped, but like all lightweight mounts it takes a bit of a light touch. The <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">slow motion controls <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">in both altitude and azimuth were easy to use and effective. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">I chose to use my uncooled ASI294MC as is it a very lightweight color camera with a modest size chip and since there is no shutter there wasn\u2019t a problem with vibrations. This does a fairly good job showing the excellent image quality and the lack of color fringing. 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