Moon and Aldebaran from March 22, 2018

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Moon and Aldebaran from March 22, 2018

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Hey all :D

I found this the other day from going through my pictures backup. Six years ago today I took this; it seems like an eternity.

Aldebaran is half a degree below the waxing 32% Moon. I took this with my Canon T3 (that died in 2020) and my homemade Towatron; a mix of the objective from a Tasco 55VTE and a cut down Celestron Astromaster 60mm tube; it dials in at f/6.5.

A single shot; back before the stacking days ;)

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Seems my skies were a lot clearer back then. I'm currently watching the now 10cm's (4 inches) of snow falling :lol:

Hope you have better luck than I!
Mark

"The Hankmeister" Celestron 8SE, orange tube Vixen made C80, CG4, AZ-EQ5 and SolarQuest mounts.
Too much Towa glass/mirrors.

Solar:
H/A - PST stage 2 mod with a Baader 90mm ERF on a Celestron XLT 102 (thanks Mike!)
Ca-K - W/O 61mm, Antares 1.6 barlow, Baader 3.8 OD and Ca-K filters with a ZWO ASI174mm.
W/L - C80-HD with Baader 5.0 & 3.8 Solar film, Solar Continuum 7.5nm and UV/IR filters with a Canon EOS 550D.
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