This is a collage of shots I did last night. (Not the best at processing, did some final tweaks once I got to a real monitor, the laptop display is real different!)
These are all taken with my 1972 C-8 that I have completely rebuilt. Just got the focus assembly working smoothly. For those that wonder about what condition optics can be in and still function fine, the corrector has a single clean crack from the center to periphery, but I cannot detect it in the images. I am still doing final optical alignments as all the optics were unmounted and mirrors recoated. Seeing conditions were 5-6/10. I have a spare corrector I will try just to see what affect it has, but I am pleased with what I am getting. I will do a side by side comparison with my 1980 C-8 soon on a good night and post the images. Toucam 740K, Ultima Barlow and older Meade Barlow were used. (I even did a double stack on the barlows, may process and post one of those if it comes out, filled 1/2-2/3 of the width of the frame!)
Brian
These are all taken with my 1972 C-8 that I have completely rebuilt. Just got the focus assembly working smoothly. For those that wonder about what condition optics can be in and still function fine, the corrector has a single clean crack from the center to periphery, but I cannot detect it in the images. I am still doing final optical alignments as all the optics were unmounted and mirrors recoated. Seeing conditions were 5-6/10. I have a spare corrector I will try just to see what affect it has, but I am pleased with what I am getting. I will do a side by side comparison with my 1980 C-8 soon on a good night and post the images. Toucam 740K, Ultima Barlow and older Meade Barlow were used. (I even did a double stack on the barlows, may process and post one of those if it comes out, filled 1/2-2/3 of the width of the frame!)
Brian
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