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Hi all,
Thanks for your continuing replies.
Reminder that I'm after photographic only, not visual. Bino viewers won't do me much good.
Also if making a suggestion or sharing an image I really need to know the focal length of the system or image scale to know if it's suitable. Of course I can take a photograph of the moon that looks just fine at the size it is, but I'm wanting to fill more of the frame.
I measured an actual image of the moon taken through my Megrez 90 with 2x and it's actual size is quite different to the theoretical. Actual is 2845 pixels, which puts the focal length at 2000mm or prime focal length of the Megrez 90 at 1000m which is a bit strange. Perhaps my calculations are off.
A friend has offered for loan his 1970's 8" Celestron SCT which he says fits the moon perfectly in a full frame camera. Will be interesting to see how that turns out.
I am hoping to try the 8" tonight, as well as eyepiece projection. I have to admit the 4x Powermate is my preferred solution at this stage but will test results to delay unnecessary expenditure.
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