May 12, 2024

Mineral Moon, New Telescope

This is first light with the TS 102SD f/11.  Thus far, the scope has impressed.  I hope to do a longer review later.  This is the nearly full moon of April 22, 2024, shot with the Canon T3i at 1/4,000 of a second. The image is color-enhanced to show that different parts of our moon reflect light differently. The colors differ because the minerals that make up the moon's surface differ from place to place.

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2 comments:

Bill said...

Hi Val,
Nice shot, what are your long term plans for the TS?
Double stars, planetary imaging?

Bill

May 18, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Polaris B said...

Hi, Bill!

The TS is a very interesting scope. It's slow at f/11 but gives beautiful views. Contrast is rich, and the colors are stunning. I plan to use the scope for solar imaging, lunar views and images (esp. lunar eclipses), casual views of planets, double stars when the moon is annoying, and star parties if I ever do them. When I get back to imaging, I plan to try a reducer on the scope down to f/7, just for fun but maybe more. I've had an ED80 for eight years that I saved for eclipses, and it's great but doesn't have enough aperture. This scope is much better, and it will replace the ED80, I think. Back in the 90s, I had a 4" f/10 scope that really punched above its weight. I have some wonderful memories with that scope, and this one is similar but has much better optics.

May 27, 2024 at 2:37 PM

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