All,
I was going through some old data and came across this. It was taken on August 21st, 2010, from Belanglo State Forest, where the Macarthur Astronomical Society gathered for the student night.
Presented is a full scale crop from 30% of the original source file. Very basic processing applied in Canon's Digital Photo Professional (RAW sharpening, contrast, shadows, and highlights). Not more than 30 seconds work.
I was really chuffed as I managed to get the ExtenderQ 1.6x to mate to the scope as well as to the camera, taking the FSQ from 530mm at f/5 to 800m at f/8. A remarkable imaging instrument. It was also one of the first few images I took with this dream telescope.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Takahashi FSQ-106N with ExtenderQ 1.6x
1/250s f/8.0 at 800.0mm iso160
Full resolution available
here.
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