September 24, 2024

Waxing Gibbous Moon – 4/22/2021, 9:30pm EDT

Waxing Gibbous Moon – 4/22/2021, 9:30pm EDT

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!