An SV405CC OSC was placed at the Cassegrain focus of a Skymax 127 Maksutov that was modified for motor focus. The scope was mounted on a Celestron AVX GOTO mount
AstroDMx Capture for Windows was used to capture a 1200-frame SER file of the 25.3%, waxing, crescent Moon. The SV405CC was un-cooled for this experiment.
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Screenshot of AstroDMx Capture for Windows capturing the lunar SER file.
The sensor is large enough to capture the whole lunar crescent.
The best 95% of the frames in the SER file were stacked in Autostakkert! and post-processed in the Gimp 2.10.
Final image of the 25.3% waxing, crescent Moon
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The SV405CC OSC is clearly a capable lunar imager in addition to its primary role as a deep sky imager.
