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Not great conditions but up early and thought i would have a go. C925 with 385c camera and Baader neodymium filter. best 20% of 3k stacked in AS3 and sharpened in registax.

Was set up to do some moon images in mono ir pass the other morning and swung around to image Jupiter and Saturn, here are the results. C925 with 178mm camera and 642nm ir pass filter. Best 15% of 2k frames. Once the weather clears i will have a go with the 385c

While the clouds have scuppered me for the past week i thought i would revisit some older data. Taken a couple of weeks ago with the C925, 178mm and 642 ir pass filter, best 15% of 2.5k frames. Probably the clearest image i have ever taken of an Apollo landing site. For reference.

Using a 642 ir pass filter. These are from last week that i never processed. I have tried to use a 2x barlow with this camera before without success but the pixels may be too small to use a barlow, conditions may need to be better or my settings need a slight tweak. These came out ok though for a change. Best 15% of 2k stacked in AS3 sharpened in registax processed in photoshop.

Slightly over sharpened for my personal taste but nice shots

Looks fine to me with mire de collimation but i am far from an expert

C925 and 294mc pro with Baader neodynium filter. Best 20% of 2k.

Conditions not as good as the other night. C925 with 178mm and ProPlanet 642 ir pass. best 20% of 2k.

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Went back and brightened one of the images in AS3 before analysing , selecting alignment points and stacking ( before almost half the pic was too dark for points ) seems to have improved the blur a bit.

Hi Vlaiv, i can only think that it might be the stacking, it was a little breezy and the 925 on the evo mount is easily effected by the slightest of breezes so it may be due to shakiness. I can assure you i haven't been smearing vaseline on my scope Perhaps a heavier crop next time

Using an Astronomik Proplanet 642 IR pass filter. Best 20% of 2k images stacked in AS3, sharpened in Registax and finished in Photoshop.

2 image mosaic with the C925 and 294mc pro. best 20% of 2k images.

Hi, It is between 10-70 degrees. You can change this in sky portal when you connect in settings but not in sky safari. Sky portal is sky safari for celestron but light on the database though and i seem to get freezes with it.

C925 and 294mc pro. 4 panel mosaic best 20% of 1.5k stacked in AS3, cropped in ps then merged in ICE, sharpened in registax then finished processing in ps.

Managed to get some data before the haze rolled in. C925 and 178mm with ir pass filter. Best 20% of 2.5k stacked in AS3! wavelets in registax and finished in photoshop.

Hi AstroRoad and welcome. First off you do not need a 'fast' scope for imaging the moon, it is very different from astrophotography. You take a video at high speed and stack the best percentage to produce a high quality image, look up lucky imaging. Tracking is not so important, as long as you can track well enough to take around 2+k of high speed frames ( 60+ fps ) the higher the better. The idea behind this is to image the clearest frames between the atmospheric disturbances and stack the best ones using ( free ) software such as autostakkert or registax. If you want close up images then the higher the F ratio the better, you also need to consider pixel size of your camera to get the best scale, it is never as easy as point and click have you considered a 6" rc for the moon ? weight is just under 6kg with an F ratio of 9 ( 1370 fl ) if you are not afraid to learn how to collimate ( if needed ) then this would make a great moon scope ( imo ) https://www.firstlightoptics.com/ioptron-telescopes/ioptron-photron-6-ritchey-chretien-telescope.html I would also suggest having a look around the Moon imaging sub forum and check out what other people use. https://stargazerslounge.com/forum/35-imaging-lunar/ Hope some of this info helps and good luck in your adventure into moon imaging.

A few from Sunday night and more from last night. C925 and 178mm with ir pass filter. Best 20-25% of 2k

Another good night of seeing. Got some mono to process yet but also got the 294mc pro out for a little session. C925 4 panel mosaic ( 85MB ), best 25% of 2.5k. close ups using a 2.5x barlow, best 20% of 2.5k

Looks like everyone was out last night taking shots of the moon C925 with the 178 mono and ir pass filter. best 20-25% of 2k frames.

I thought it was mediocre at best with a couple of great scenes thrown in although all these scenes involve the old cast in some way ( no spoilers ) the plot will be familiar if you have played mass effect 3. Picard didn't act like the Picard from TNG or the movies, even 7 of 9's character didn't feel right ( especially right at the end, poor Chakotay ) too much forced politics above story telling for me. This of course is my opinion ( i am not right, i am not wrong ) and if you enjoyed it then good for you but i have given up on the new star trek now

Taken Sunday night with the C925 and 294mc pro with uv/ir cut. best 30% of 2k frames. 4 Panel Mosaic 2.5x barlow

Hi, It does not track stars, it auto aligns your telescope. Once it aligns your scope it does nothing else.

Transparency good, winds light, let's do this. C925 with the 294mc pro ( ir/uv cut filter ) best 30% of 1-2k frames in AS3. Lightly sharpened in registax and processed in photoshop. 2 panel mosaic Plato and Montes Alps Clavius Montes Apennininus 2.5x Barlow Decided to get some data with the 178 mono and 685nm filter M

53 Panels ? are you a luna-tic lol well done