The End of 2013

Have been making use of the clear but very polluted atmosphere to do some new equipment testing and light imaging.

I have sent my Sky90 back to Takahashi for collimation and service, and they have done an excellent job. The scope doesn't look like mine when it comes back! I'm very pleased with the appearance and the optical performance. Here are the results:

Tak Sky90, EM11, Lodestar, Canon 5DII modded, LPS-P2, 3 min x 32 (96 min)

Tak Sky90, EM11, Lodestar, Canon 5DII modded, LPS-P2, 3 min x 52 (156 min)

Tak Sky90, EM11, Lodestar, Canon 5DII modded, LPS-P2, 3 min x 40 (120 min)

My renewed Sky90!

The end of the imaging session, together with my friend testing my Borg125SD

Have been testing my RC8 as well, which was acquired quite a few years ago but never had the chance to use. Collimation was way off, and I had no laser collimator with me so I had to do it very crudely. Forgot to take a picture of the setup.

I will need to add a barlow to the guidescope the next time I image with it.

Microtech 8"RC, EM11, Lodestar, Canon 5DII modded, LPS-P2, 3 min x 10