November 24, 2024

Waxing Gibbous Moon – 2am 3/29/2021 EDT

Waxing Gibbous Moon – 2am 3/29/2021 EDT

Telescope: Meade 12” LX850 ACF @ f/8, Orion Atlas EQ-G

Camera: Baader modified Nikon 610; Gain: 200

Filter: High Point 2” IR Blocking Filter

Exposure: 30×1/500sec, saved as RAW

Software: Backyard Nikon, Nebulosity, Registax, Photoshop

This was a quick peek of the moon taken this morning as I was changing targets as part of a test of a full frame Nikon 610a on my 12” f/8 LX850. I was pleased to see that the moon just barely fit in the field of view and the image quality was excellent across the field.