Day 6 Moon May 2020

252 1/52s exposures.

 

Telescope: - Skywatcher 130PDS Newtonian.

 

Camera: - Nikon D3100.

 

ISO: 400. Automated white balance

 

Filters: - Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector. IDAS D2 Light Pollution Suppression Filter. (Not sure if this is needed but was doing some deep sky stuff straight after so didn’t see any harm)

 

Wireless Remote: PIXEL TW-283 DC2 2.4G.

 

Mount: - Skywatcher EQ6R.

 

Polar Aligned with SharpCap Pro. (Again, was doing some deep sky work after so probably not essential)

 

Control Software: - Stellarium Scope, Stellarium, Poth Hub, EQMOD and All Sky Plate Solver.

 

Processing Software: Stacked jpg’s in Registack and cropped in PS Lightroom. No stretching or fiddling of other sliders done.

 

Light Pollution and Location: - Bortle 8 in Davyhulme, Manchester.

 

Seeing: - Average.

 

Notes: - I know you can film the moon or planets instead of taking so many pictures but the equipment I have doesn’t fit the Moon into frame. Also its easy enough just to let it snap lots of pictures using the remote timer.

 

Done