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Day 20 waning gibbous
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Aug. 30, 2010, am
This was my first night using my new (used) Orion Atlas mount. Wow it's beefy! I took a bit to set it up, but when it was it was sweet! What have I been doing for the past year with that ancient LX10 fork mount? I let it run for a couple hours while I went in to sleep for a bit (so moon higher in sky), but when I came out the hand controller for the mount was toasted. Drat. I still managed to snap off enough shots to make a nice mosaic though. Note the large amount of libration when you compare this image to the one from Feb. 24th below.
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Feb. 24, 2011, am
Had left setup out from previous night since forecast was for a couple nice days in a row. Got up at 3am again to image the Moon. Since still without replacement EQDIR, ran hand controller and laptop cables into stairwell at back door. That way I could sit down and not be in the cold while I did the imaging...it is February after all! I got through all the f/3.3 shots and started the f/10 shots when thin high altitude clouds started to move in.
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Mar. 26, 2011, am
Mount was still setup from several nights before. Got up at 4am, ready to image by 4:30 but Moon still too low to see above trees and houses. Had to wait until 5am to start imaging, finishing around 6:40. The sky was starting to lighten but image contrast was still good up until I was finished. I think my collimation and focus was very good tonight as Cassini and Vallis Alpes looked very crisp.
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