Kunama
06-12-2012, 10:55 PM
After this mornings frost and -2C temperatures we were in for a cloudless day and a clear evening.
My son and I set out some N-S lines in the driveway at Solar Noon, got out the furniture trolley and moved the big mount out of my loungeroom.
After getting the Istar balanced we took out the 13mm & 17mm LVWs and 5mm & 20mm LVs and waited for dark to rise. First target of course was Jupiter and Jovian moons, then followed M45, M42, M41 and a myriad clusters and even managed a meteor streaking through the FOV.
I was pleased with the level of CA, only Sirius showed real violet haze. Having looked through 6" F8s before I was expecting much more purple haze, Jupiter showed only very slight fringing CA. I guess the F10 focal ratio helps more than expected. May have to go to F15 on the home build!
Due to a bit of moisture in the air the 5mm was a bit much (300x) but the 13 and 17mm LVWs worked beautifully with 150mm F10 Istar. I couldn't be happier given that the whole package only cost $2.5K.
My son and I set out some N-S lines in the driveway at Solar Noon, got out the furniture trolley and moved the big mount out of my loungeroom.
After getting the Istar balanced we took out the 13mm & 17mm LVWs and 5mm & 20mm LVs and waited for dark to rise. First target of course was Jupiter and Jovian moons, then followed M45, M42, M41 and a myriad clusters and even managed a meteor streaking through the FOV.
I was pleased with the level of CA, only Sirius showed real violet haze. Having looked through 6" F8s before I was expecting much more purple haze, Jupiter showed only very slight fringing CA. I guess the F10 focal ratio helps more than expected. May have to go to F15 on the home build!
Due to a bit of moisture in the air the 5mm was a bit much (300x) but the 13 and 17mm LVWs worked beautifully with 150mm F10 Istar. I couldn't be happier given that the whole package only cost $2.5K.