I configured the SV102T once again for lunar imaging (ASI174MC and a
All video captures where 1000-frame SER files, captured with SharpCap, stacked with Autostakkert!, sharpened with Registax wavelets, and the mosaics were composited with MS ICE. No further processing or tweaking was done.
Just for some perspective, I ran off a full-disk capture with just the cam and scope:
20200105 19_20_55_g4_ap81 FD by Bryan Gabbard, on Flickr
After that one was in the can, I added the
20200105 19_23_38_g4_ap162 M1_1_3_stitch by Bryan Gabbard, on Flickr
Once those were done, I swapped out the focal extender for the Synta 2× barlow. Last night I thought I noticed a change in image scale after the swap. Tonight, with more of the lunar surface illuminated, I confirmed that. I could not fit all of it with only three captures with the Synta, so I doubled the workload and went for six. Yes, I did bump the exposure time up by 5/10s of a millisecond.
20200105 19_28_34_g4_ap141 M2_1_6_stitch by Bryan Gabbard, on Flickr
After that, I loaded in the
20200105 19_28_34_g4_ap141 M2_1_6_stitch by Bryan Gabbard, on Flickr
After that was done, I was starting to get a bit chilled, but I thought I'd get a little silly and insert the Synta into the focuser, followed by the
Anyway, here is a detail of Copernicus and friends.
20200105 19_44_22_g4_ap215 S1 by Bryan Gabbard, on Flickr
Here are Tycho and his surroundings.
20200105 19_46_08_g4_ap188 S3 by Bryan Gabbard, on Flickr
And finally, Plato and the Northern Chaos.
20200105 19_45_14_g4_ap163 S2 by Bryan Gabbard, on Flickr
After that, I packed up and came back inside, cranked my data through the wringer, and here I am.
I was very careful to achieve the best focus I could with each. I think the Synta is still a tad sharper than the
That's all I've got. Peace and clear skies, friends.