Full moon image Skymax127 mak

[bigal1]

Hi all well i've not posted for a while now due to 1 a broken mount which is now fixed and 2 the awful conditions we have been having here in the Uk so it was nice to get out and at least get a pic or two . Seeing conditions were average and with the moon being quite low at the moment i only had a short time to image from my location , equipment used was a Skywatcher Skymax 127 mak scope and a Canon 1000d at prime focus .

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Regards Alan

[King]

Sounds like you were out at the same time as me with the same setup. I reckon you got the better result though. It's only my second telescopic session with a 1000D so this provides a useful comparison for me. What aperture did you set the camera to?

[bigal1]

Sounds like you were out at the same time as me with the same setup. I reckon you got the better result though. It's only my second telescopic session with a 1000D so this provides a useful comparison for me. What aperture did you set the camera to?

I set the camera to P mode and auto iso then move the zoom / exposure box to the brightest section of the moon then shoot away , keeps things simple . I also did some slight post processing using photoshop to adjust the brightness / color and some unsharp mask to get a crisper looking image , normally i don't have to use a lot of unsharp mask but because the conditions were far from perfect i had to crank it up a bit more than usual to sharpen up the image hope this helps some .

[Telrad]

What a great image Alan

The Skymax 127 is a great scope. I think the image looks fantastic. The detail of the craters and resolution is wondeful! Thanks for sharing!

[vphotographic]

What mount are you using I heard the goto has not got the strength to hold scope and dslr ??

[JamesF]

Judging by his signature, a motorised CG4.

Nice image, Alan. I've been thinking that I should have a play with my 450D on the Mak for lunar and solar shots. Do you put the camera on the diagonal, or just use an extension straight out of the back of the OTA?

James

[Mak One]

James

I've successfully used a DSLR with the ED80 camera adapter straight out of the back of the OTA. I do have a Steeltrack focuser in the train too, so you might need to investigate extension tubes?

Hope that helps.

[JamesF]

I have a two-piece T to 1.25" adapter and a 60mm extension that should fit between them, so hopefully that should be sufficient.

James

[Daniel-K]

oh yes i do like that well done!

[bigal1]

Hi James i use a T ring plus a 1.25" adaptor like this one at Flo First Light Optics - FLO 1.25-inch T mount camera adapter

then straight into the tube no diagonal .

[JamesF]

I can do that, no problem. I guess it helps that the Mak has huge amounts of focus travel

I'm going to have to have a bit of a play with lunar and white light solar photography now. It'll make a change from cursing the moon, I guess.

James

[Ant]

That's a lovely shot!

I hope that you do not mind, I've made a few adjustment (levels/curves) to make the seas darker. I cannot help myself when I see a shot like yours

Ant

[rogho]

What a fantastic photo of the moon,I've been looking into buying a Skymax 127 & now seeing results I think I will go for one.

Rog.

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