Cresent Moon + Venus - SW 150pl f/8

[Chris]

I had first light (imaging wise) with my new 150pl and modded Logitech webcam the other night. Well, I did have a peak at Orion visually previously to this, and that was a treat as the seeing was very good then.

I have the scope aboard a vintage Meade pillar mount and did have a bit of trouble getting the thing to track properly, although I didn't have sight of the pole star so probably user error with my PA. It just means I've got AVI footage rather then stacked images but I kind of like videoing stuff as well, so it's all good.

both the Moon and Venus were low down scraping the tops of the houses so there were thermals as well as a thick slab of atmosphere. Not the best footage but it's something, and the crescent Moon did look nice and Venus was super bright in the sky!

The AVI footage is in my video below.....it's just what I do now days. Don't worry I've kept it short-ish if you want to see the 150pl footage