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The Moon.

Category:Moon
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The Moon.
Resolution:
1964x1174 px
File size:
12283 KB

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher BKP1149
Camera
ZWO ASI290MC
Mount
EQ2 Mount
Accessories
Celestron 2x Barlow Lens
Software
Astro-staker, Astro-Image, Photoshop.
Location
Лесной, Россия

Comments

Smirnov Andrey
Could have been a great shot if not for such harsh processing. Try softening it while protecting bright details with an unsharp mask.
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ImSare
1149 with a parabolic mirror?
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ImSareReply to Anna Shekurova.
In the name BKP, the letter P stands for parabolic mirror, which is odd—I haven't seen this cluster with a parabolic mirror before, though I've heard of it. Actually, this is an important parameter because a spherical mirror suffers from spherical aberration.
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Anna Shekurova.Reply to ImSare
Honestly, I think my telescope's primary mirror is probably parabolic, because I don't see any aberrations in my images. My telescope is specifically called the Sky-Watcher BKP 1149 EQ2. I only said it was spherical because I found a similar telescope online that was listed as having a spherical mirror. I bought mine in 2013 and, to be honest, I don't remember exactly how it was described back then, but that was its model name.
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ImSareReply to Anna Shekurova.
Same here, this cluster with a parabolic mirror is very rare, I've always only seen it as a background.
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