Rick10451

Sadly, I wouldn't hold my breath. In the past I thought Starizona hinted at a new design. Have you contacted Starizona recently. Leaving customers in limbo is poor customer relations.

Jupiter 11/8/2022, #Celestron 8 AVX, prime focus #ZWO ASI178MC, 10000 subs per image, #Autostakkert!, wavelet sharpening with #Corel Paintshop Pro Script, #Astrophotography

Jupiter 11/9/2022, #Celestron 8 AVX, prime focus #ZWO ASI178MC, 10000 subs per image, #Autostakkert!, wavelet sharpening with #Corel Paintshop Pro Script, #Astrophotography

#Moon craters Sacrobosco, Azophi, Abenezra, Geber.. #Celestron 8 prime focus, #ZWO ASI178MC, #SharpCap 3000 subs, #Autostakkert! Wavelet Sharpening via #Corel Paintshop Pro script. #Astrophotography 04/16/2024.

#Moon crater Albufeda area #Celestron 8 prime focus, #ZWO ASI178MC, #SharpCap 3000 subs, #Autostakkert! Wavelet Sharpening via #Corel Paintshop Pro script. #Astrophotography 04/16/2024.

#Moon craters Julius Caesar, Agrippa. #Celestron 8 prime focus, #ZWO ASI178MC, #SharpCap 3000 subs, #Autostakkert! Wavelet Sharpening via #Corel Paintshop Pro script. #Astrophotography 04/16/2024.

#Moon craters Walther, Werner, Regiomontanus, Purbach #Celestron 8 prime focus, #ZWO ASI178MC, #SharpCap 3000 subs, #Autostakkert! Wavelet Sharpening via #Corel Paintshop Pro script. #Astrophotography 04/16/2024.

#Moon crater Arzachel #Celestron 8 prime focus, #ZWO ASI178MC, #SharpCap 3000 subs, #Autostakkert! Wavelet Sharpening via #Corel Paintshop Pro script. #Astrophotography 04/16/2024.

#Moon Craters Halley, Horrocks, Rhaeticus #Celestron 8 prime focus, #ZWO ASI178MC, #SharpCap 3000 subs, #Autostakkert! Wavelet Sharpening via #Corel Paintshop Pro script. #Astrophotography 04/16/2024.

Several large lunar craters.

#Moon Craters Aliacensis, Werner, Blanchinus, Apianus, Playfair, #Celestron 8 prime focus #ZWO ASI178MC, #SharpCap 3000 subs, #Autostakkert! 3. Wavelet Sharpening with #Corel Paintshop Pro script, 04/16/2024 #Astrophotography

#Craters Stoefler, Faraday, #Celestron 8 prime focus, #ZWO ASI178MC, #SharpCap 3000subs, #Autostakkert! 3, Wavelet sharpening #Corel Paintshop Pro script. 04/16/2024 #Astrophotography

Lunar craters embedded in mountainous lunar terrain. Montes Recti(Straight range) in upper right.

#Moon Craters Le Condamine, Maupertuis, Montes Recti, #Celestron 8, prime focus #ZWO ASI178MC, #SharpCap 3000 subs, #Autostakkert!, wavelet sharpening script in #Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography 10/02/2025

At the heart of the Virgo Cluster is the Markarian's Chain, a string of a dozen galaxies. My image contains it and dozens more outside it. The cluster contains nearly 2000. 🤩

#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #galaxy #eastcoastkin #photography

If you're referring to sharpness:
1. Collimate periodically. I use a 2" convex sideview stick on mirror about 400 ft away reflecting a street light as an artificial
star. 2. Celestron Motor focus.

NGC6888(Crescent Nebula) #Celestron 8/AVX, #Starizona Night Owl 0.4X FR, #ASI294MC Pro, exposure not recorded,
#Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel Paintshop Pro
Imaged: 11/3/2021. To be revisited in the future. #Astrophotography

Messier 52 (Open Cluster), #Celestron 8, #Starizona Night Owl 0.4x focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, 30x30s subs, #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel PaintShop Pro,
Taken: 9/11/2021 #Astrophotography #Astronomy

Messier 39 (Open Cluster), #Celestron 8, #Starizona Night Owl 0.4x focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, ?x30s subs, #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel PaintShop Pro,
Imaged: 9/11/2021, #Astrophotography #Astronomy

Messier 22 (Globular Cluster), #Celestron 8, #Starizona Night Owl 0.4x focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, 30x30s subs, #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel PaintShop Pro,
Taken: 6/26/2022, #Astrophotography #Astronomy

Messier 11 (Open Cluster), #Celestron 8, #Starizona Night Owl 0.4x focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, ?x15s subs, #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel PaintShop Pro, Taken: 9/7/2021 #Astrophotography #Astronomy

M106 (Galaxy), #Celestron 8, 0.4x focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, 60x30s subs, #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel PaintShop Pro, Taken: 5/29/2022, #Astrophotography #Astronomy

M67 (Open Cluster), #Celestron 8, 0.4x focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, 30x30s subs, #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel PaintShop Pro, Taken: 4/17/2022, #Astrophotography #Astronomy

M81 (Galaxy), #Celestron 8, 0.4x focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, 60x30s subs, #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel PaintShop Pro, Taken: 5/29/2022, Will revisit future. #Astrophotography #Astronomy

Sharpless 274(Medusa Nebula), #Celestron 8, 0.4x focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, 60x15s subs, #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel PaintShop Pro, Taken: 3/18/2023, Will revisit future. #Astrophotography #Astronomy

M46(Open Cluster)/NGC2438(Planetary Nebula) #Celestron 8, 0.4x focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, 60x15s subs, #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel PaintShop Pro,
Taken: 3/18/2023, #Astrophotography #Astronomy

Interesting. Found this MIT list web.mit.edu/tripathi/www... and will check my own lunar images for catches.

"All those stars we’ll never get counted or understood. "
Why would you say that? Stars are balls of gas & plasma with dense cores where heat generating fusion creates heavier elements. Spectra show us their composition. Astrophysicists understand a lot.

Messier 13 (Hercules Globular Cluster), Summer favorite.
#Celestron 8/AVX, #Starizona NightOwl 0.4x focal reducer, #ASI294MC Pro, 30x30s subs, Processing: #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, Imaged: 6/5/2022

Messier 97 (Owl Nebula) planetary nebula
#Celestron 8/AVX, #Starizona NightOwl 0.4x focal reducer, #ASI294MC Pro, 60x15s subs, Processing: #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography,
Imaged: 5/29/2022

Messier 42 (Orion Nebula) Star forming region.
#Celestron 8/AVX, #Starizona NightOwl 0.4x focal reducer, #ASI294MC Pro, 60x15s subs, Processing: #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, Imaged: 12/12/2021

NGC7789 (Caroline's Rose) Open Cluster
#Celestron 8/AVX, #Starizona NightOwl 0.4x focal reducer, #ASI294MC Pro, 60x20s subs, Processing: #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, Imaged: 12/12/2021