Moon 14% - Improving on the lunar workflow (Wouter Cazaux)

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Moon 14% - Improving on the lunar workflow

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Moon 14% - Improving on the lunar workflow

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

20220204 - Moon 14% - Improving on the lunar workflow

What’s in the picture(s)
The Moon at 14% on Feb 4th, 20:16 cet

What was the experience
A cloudy evening, but with forecast of Clear Sky after midnight, long after the moon would have set. But, there were breaks in the clouds. I started setting up the scope, but the Moon when out and in behind the clouds.

With each break, I managed to do step by step: the polar alignment, switching to ref filter, focusing the scope, pointing at the moon. By the time I had everything ready the Moon was about 10degrees above the horizon, starting to get impacted by the seeing. There was a sudden break of about 2 minutes, enough to take a shot

Testing out the newly learned processing flow: stacking in AutoStakkert, Wavelets in RegiStax (;ostl;y trying out) and final processing in PixInsight.

A decent result, I hope to say …

How it was done
Scope: TS140 APO (FL 910mm)
Mount: CEM70G
Camera: ASI2600MM Pro
Filter: Red-Baader 2”
Photons: RAW8 1080p video gain 400 1066 frames 1ms 50% stacked
Processing: AutoStakkert, Registax, PixInsight (Mac)
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What have I learned from this
This might not be the right camera for lunar imaging, but it's a good testing ground.
I'm trying to keep upright on the surfboard, while surfing the wavelets.
Any further guidance to help me improve is appreciated.

Clear Skies everybody! 🤩✨🔭

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