Some more Lunar fun

The weather has not been good for the past few days, but I have been able to get a few shots of the moon using the Skymax on a camera tripod.

This first one was using the 55-250 handheld, the vignetting on the Skymax is really bad on a single frame against the bright blue sky, this works so much better.



Then later on, I setup the Skymax



and a subtle colour



I ordered a motor focuser, designed for the NexStar 5, but given that it was 80% off, it was too good a bargain to miss out on, and I got to test it out last night, again the Skymax on the camera tripod. The sky was very misty, to the point, the moon had a very noticeable corona, that even came through on these shots, but I've been able to process them and it's gone.



and a colour



The motor focuser works very well, but doesn't fit on the scope easily. At the moment, it's wedged in place on the end of the dovetail, which works, but I need something a little more rigid to hold it in place. I've no ideas at present, but I'm sure something will come to me.