Moon 23rd May

[asimov (John)]

Just a quick one from last night with the 400D in the 8" F4 newt 2X barlowed.

2 stacked.

[iceman (Mike)]

Nice and sharp with good tonal range.

Lovely shot John.

[RB (Andrew)]

Very nice shot John.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Loooovely moonage John.

[asimov (John)]

Thanks guys 'N gals.

Having a few problems with the F4 & collimation + off axis camera chip due to a sloppy R&P focuser but I'll be nipping that problem in the bud soon. The effect can be seen far right in the image. Everything has to be so precise with an F4 & the moon

[Quark (Trevor)]

Nice work John,

Just wondered if you used a 2" Barlow or a C mount adapter to an 1 1/4" Barlow?

Regards
Trevor

[asimov (John)]

Thanks Trevor.

Yes that's correct. I'm using a Meade 2X 1.25" barlow element section which is then screwed onto the (not sure if it's T or C) mount on the camera. The whole arrangement is then dropped into the barlow tube (minus elements of course) & then all of that into the focuser. I can't come to focus without using the barlow barrel acting as an extension tube.

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

Great image - looks great, detail and tone!
Well done!

[mswhin63 (Malcolm)]

Very nice image, great job

[michaellxv (Michael)]

That's a nice crisp image.

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Thumbs up from me too.
very nice capture there.