Another mosaic, a few days after the last. I’ve found some interesting details but haven’t researched their names yet.

Rough seeing and the moon being out meant that I didn’t get very good picture of fainter objects. I’m waiting for a night of excellent seeing to really dial in the collimation as well.

After lunar and planetary observing I tracked down a few DSOs. Transparency is still pretty bad, and with the moon still in the sky contrast was limited.

Another smoky night, but SN 2023ixf showed through. Visually only Arcturus and Venus were out.

This is taken a day after my previous one. I really like the detail in Mare Fecunditatus. Focus shifts a bit through the image but overall I’m still very happy with it.

The moon is a deep red from being low in the sky with wildfire smoke. My favorite details in this light are the floor of Pentavius and the wrinkles in Mare Crisium. This is a composite of five images with my C8.

It was a smoky night but the planets still show up bright. No detail on Mars with it getting so small – I haven’t had a night of excellent seeing yet to fine-tune my collimation.

Although the weather said the skies were clear there was a high-altitude haze of wildfire smoke. The only star I could see in the sky was Arcturus. Venus and the young moon were beautiful and close in the sky, and I knew Castor and Pollux were nearby even if I couldn’t see them. A 15-second […]