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[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Brief Solo Lunar session

08 July 2014

I really hate to lose a clear night and the Moon always beckons to spend time with her.  I thought I would shoot up to a clear area by the lakefront - away from the crowds and do a quick imaging session...




Setting up the CG-5 along with the C102mm Refractor, I attached the Canon T5i and started capturing some decent lunar shots...







For Astrophotography, I appreciate the articulating screen on the T5i and the camera does a nice job in capturing.  I still need to do a serious deep sky imaging session with my fellow Chicago Astronomers sometime soon.

Nothing fancy or complicated this session, as I only had about 90 minutes to shoot, but it was a nice time to spend with Selene.

[Paulie pchris00]

That C102 delivers really nice views. Very sharp, especially that shot of the north polar area, with crater John Herschel along the terminator.

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Paulie....

Yep.

That C102 refractor does a decent job at imaging - without the Apo-triplet price.

astronomer.proboards.com/thread/4167/celestron-102mm-refractor

Easy on the wallet, both Chicago Astronomer Rich and I really like this refractor. Great for a finder/tracking scope, riding on top of the C11, it's also light, easy to take apart...I use it on various mounts and it does a nice job at astro imaging.

After flocking it, I did replace the flimsy stock focuser with a dual speed one...
astronomer.proboards.com/thread/4286/gso-2-focuser-102mm-refractor


Highly recommended.