Moon Through Guide Scope
The guide scope and guide camera that I use with my astronomy gear is old. Actually, by digital standards, the guide camera is considered ancient! I've wanted to test this guide scope/camera combo again at night so I can determine if upgrading would be worth it. I haven't been all that happy with the imaging I am getting with that camera. Last night, we had completely overcast skies so there were absolutely no stars visible but the moon was faintly glowing through the clouds. I quickly mounted my guide scope on my tripod. Then I attached my guide camera to the little guide scope. Then I grabbed my Windows tablet and headed outside to the deck with everything in tow. I pointed the guide scope at the moon and then adjusted the settings of the camera using my tablet... and here is the resulting image... There are a few things worth noting here. First, considering how overcast the skies were last night and how the moon was mostly obscured by those clouds, it i