September 22, 2024

First Quarter Moon – 8:30pm 2/8/2022 EST

First Quarter Moon – 8:30pm 2/8/2022 EST

Telescope: 8” Meade Wide Field LX200GPS @ f/6.3 (Native), Altaz mode

Camera: ZWO ASI 294MC

Filter: Orion Imaging Skyglow Filter

Exposure: 128×0.003sec, Gain 200, saved as TIFF

Seeing: Poor, 2/5

White Balance: Nebulosity Automatic

Software: SharpCap Pro, Registax, Nebulosity, Photoshop

This is a quick stack of images that I grabbed of the moon while setting up my gear for an evening of remote observing. This was taken with the original, uncooled version of the ASI 294MC which is a wonderfully simple, lightweight, and effective camera for this type of work.