Quick visual with ED120/Giro

[nightfisher]

A rare clear evening, so put the 120ED out on the Giro/CG5 

first target of course the crescent moon, lots of yellow false colour but its low and scope still cooling, still good views and at last i get to try the new to me Giro 2 mount ( @John cheers mate, all good)

Then to Venus, have to say one of the best views ever, a proper sharp defined crescent planet, i thought i was getting a hint of something like earthiness but might have been my mind playing games

Tried to look at M45 but i had forgot to lock tube rings and the scope slide back, silly me

Then my first view of M42 this year, very good, got a hint of a 5th star in the Trapezium, but only a hint.

all in all a good brief session, this was mainly just to try the scope mount combo and very pleased with it 

[Helen]

[Moonshane]

Suspect the lunar ca was atmospheric.  you should try my binos on the moon sometime.  The views at low power are sensational in the 120 ed

[John]

Very pleased to read this report Jules

 

[nightfisher]

I took some pics of the set up and forgot to include them in the first post..........better late than never

[Chris]

I'm liking the setup Jules, looks the dogs danglies! Looking forward peering at Venus myself with the ED100 but it's been  every night I'm free recently.

[scarp15]

Good short session and set up looking good. It was a lovely crescent and earth shine with Venus near by earlier tonight .

[nightfisher]

On 3/1/2017 at 20:40, nightfisher said:

I took some pics of the set up and forgot to include them in the first post..........better late than never

I see i need to do some tidying up, the top of the tripod has green overspray from when i painted a tricopter frame! and the counterweight is looking rusty

[laudropb]

Looking good Jules. I got my ED 120 out for its first proper session earlier this week and was very impressed with the views given. I did not notice any false colour on the Moon so I am sure you just suffered from atmospheric CA.

[SyedT]

Currently managing with an ED80 for DSO imaging, but that ED120 looks very tempting to be honest!

[Alfian]

Late to the party, but a big hooray! Looks Good.

[nightfisher]

1 hour ago, SyedT said:

Currently managing with an ED80 for DSO imaging, but that ED120 looks very tempting to be honest!

For imaging the ED80 has a better field of view

[SyedT]

12 minutes ago, nightfisher said:

For imaging the ED80 has a better field of view

Would you say so? I'm just foraying into CMOS imaging using an ASI1600MM and filters. Previously used a DSLR but felt like the time had come to make the shift.