08_240812_Waxing_Gib_Moon
This is a six image panorama using a 36 year old, multiple owner, 8-inch SCT. I flocked the interior of the scope and cleaned the optics the best I could. In the process, I discovered that the secondary mirror needs re-silvering. The primary mirror looks in good shape. The collector looks OK too, though given multiple owners who probably removed it like I did, who knows how it is aligned. Despite all that, not a bad image given the seeing was poor, the moon was only about 30-degrees above the horizon, and my collimation skills need practice.
Autostakkert, MS ICE, and Photoshop.
08_240812_Waxing_Gib_Moon
This is a six image panorama using a 36 year old, multiple owner, 8-inch SCT. I flocked the interior of the scope and cleaned the optics the best I could. In the process, I discovered that the secondary mirror needs re-silvering. The primary mirror looks in good shape. The collector looks OK too, though given multiple owners who probably removed it like I did, who knows how it is aligned. Despite all that, not a bad image given the seeing was poor, the moon was only about 30-degrees above the horizon, and my collimation skills need practice.
Autostakkert, MS ICE, and Photoshop.