Spring Moon (OAG Test1?)

I was using the moon to set the focus of my new Askar Off Axis Guider (OAG) for the Edge800 setup. I was happy with the Orion ST 80 system I was using, however, I wanted to use it for other things such as the 2024 Eclipse so decided to get an OAG. It was a success as I set focus of the ZWO ASI120 guide camera to the main camera focus. Before I go any further, this guide camera will not work well or at all with the OAG and have a better matched camera on order - the ASI220. Although it did not detect any stars while on M43, I did manage to guide on some other targets but more about that in another post.

After three years I finally imaged the moon with this telescope. While doing the test I decided to play here for a bit with the ASIAIR. Typically when doing high resolution work on the moon it is best to make a short video and then stack it to make the image. While I did find and use the video function on the ASIAIR, the videos I thought I made were not saved - Oh Well! When all else fails, read the directions.

I did manage to collect some test images. This particular image was a 500us (0.500ms), Gain 0, shot taken with the ASI294MC Pro and about 15 minutes of processing.

Spring Moon (OAG Test1?) 
Date: 3-19-24
Camera: ZWO ASI294MC-Pro
Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 800
Barlow: None
Focal Length: 2032mm (native), 1400mm
F/10 (native), F/7
Focal Reducer: Celestron 0.7 Reducer Lens
Mount: Orion Atlas Pro
Filter Adaptor: ZWO Filter Drawer
Filter: Camera UV-IR
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Autoguiding: ZWO ASI120 & Askar OAG
Exposure: UV-IR 1 x 500ux
Gain: 0
Offset 0
Temp: -20 C
Processing: Asiair app, PixInsight, Photoshop, BlurXT, NoiseXT, Bill's Stretching

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