Telescope: Astro-Tech RC8 @ f/8, Orion Atlas EQ-G
Camera: Baader modified Nikon D610, Baader Mk III MPCC
Filter: Highpoint Scientific IR Filter
Exposure: 32×1/2000 sec, ISO 1600, saved as RAW
Seeing: fair, 3/5
White Balance: Photoshop & Nebulosity Automatic
Software: Backyard Nikon, Nebulosity, Registax, Photoshop
This was the first-light image taken with my full-frame Nikon D610a on my RC8. The moon makes a great first-light target; easy to locate, easy to focus on, and gives you a nice sense of the image scale and field quality. Looking good!
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