The Moon 24/02/2022 (first waning crescent)

[NenoVento]

Hi all,

At last I've got my first waning crescent this morning:

It came out a bit pinkish, I think, even though I fiddled with the white balance with gimp.

The gear:

• Celestron CPC 800 GPS XLT
• Celestron f/6.3 reducer/corrector
• Celestron 2" diagonal mirror
• Optolong 2" UHC filter
• ZWO ASI533MC Pro

The software:

• SharpCap
• Autostakkert
• The Gimp

Thanks for looking,

NV

 

 

Edited February 26, 2022 by NenoVento

[PatrickO]

Beautiful image. Great detail and sharpness.

[Nik271]

The pink is probably due to the UHC filter. Try without to see if it makes a difference. 

[johnfosteruk]

Lovely image. I quite like the hue but if you really wanted to neutralise it you could use the eyedropper tool (assuming GIMP works the same as PS) to read the RGB values on the background sky, then adjust your RGB levels accordingly to balance it all up.