RPK_Astro Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 When I got up this morning, I realised it was clear and the Moon was still high in the SW. I put up the HEQ5 on the patio (boy did it chill down quickly - it was -4C). Back in the summer I de-forked my 40 year-old C8 (last used in the early 90s....) and attached a dovetail plate. I'd not used it yet, but decided to give it a go and attached it to the HEQ5. Attached the visual back and attached a 1" nose piece to Nikon Z6.The C8 is 2,000mm f/10 and on the Z6 the image fills the frame. My wireless trigger was misbehaving, so I opted for delayed shutter release. ISO 200 and various exposure from 1/80s to about 1/300s. The PNG is 39mb... so this is a very reduced image. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevS Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Nice image Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Wow, your first image for months, albeit not from your Esprit as yet.Looks great.Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPK_Astro Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 @Carastro I ummed and aahed about which scope to use and decided that the Esprit at 550mm it's FL is not much longer than my old Sigma 400mm telephoto and I know that the Moon wouldn't fill the frame. The C8 is 2,000mm... It does need the corrector plate cleaning - it's grubby: I have got the stuff to clean it, but I've been putting it off... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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