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6 Day Old Moon · 09:43 AM

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RobG · 09-04-2011, 03:41 PM

Lots of detail - what was the lens?

KennyV · 09-04-2011, 04:28 PM

It's a 12 inch Meade LX 200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at it's prime focus. Focal length 3048 mm, f/10. Tracking was set to sidereal, not lunar.

RobG · 09-04-2011, 05:12 PM

Originally posted by KennyV

It's a 12 inch Meade LX 200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at it's prime focus. Focal length 3048 mm, f/10. Tracking was set to sidereal, not lunar.

Cool. No wonder the image is so much bigger than what I get from my 500mm mirror lens!

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09-04-2011, 03:41 PM	#2
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	Lots of detail - what was the lens?

09-04-2011, 04:28 PM	#3
KennyV New Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Victoria, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 19 Original Poster	It's a 12 inch Meade LX 200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at it's prime focus. Focal length 3048 mm, f/10. Tracking was set to sidereal, not lunar.

09-04-2011, 05:12 PM	#4
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	Originally posted by KennyV It's a 12 inch Meade LX 200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at it's prime focus. Focal length 3048 mm, f/10. Tracking was set to sidereal, not lunar. Cool. No wonder the image is so much bigger than what I get from my 500mm mirror lens!

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