With mostly clear skies forecasted i have the 10 inch SCT and 4 inch refractor set up and cooling off. Talk about the odd couple. Tonight i am going to five the little frac a steady diet of 2 inch 100 degree eyepieces just to see how it goes. At some point i will have to slide the 2x 4 element Barlow into it to run up the magnification. This ought to be interesting
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So clouds rolled in before i even got a chance to get going. The only thing i managed to see was the moon, so i took some pics of it.
The scope was a AT 102 EDL F7 frac. The eyepieces were Astro Tech 2 inch 13 and 7mm 100 degree along with a ES 9mm 100 degree. The 200x photo was done with the 7mm in a 2x telecentric focal extender. I held my cell phone over the eyepiece to capture the images.
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If I recollect core that would be the craters of Atlas an Hercules up there .
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Could be. I have never learned all the names on the lunar surface
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you have some good detailed images in those pics 
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Thanks. Its about the best i can do
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I spent viewing session from the one day old moon up through its half lit stage every night for like 7 nights . Viewing along the terminator you get your best detail . You can actually watch sunrises on mountain tops and crater edges in real time . Lunar viewing can be an entire project in itself .
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I learned the names of many craters and mountain ranges while viewing and having a good moon atlas at hand . It’s a cool thing if you’ve never done it . Some of the most excellent viewing sessions I’ve had were total lunar eclipses . Some of the most colorful 3D images in the sky . Checking out all the supposed Apollo landing sites is cool too .
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I will look at the moon at half or less because i like looking at the mountains and valley.
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We had mini storms a couple of days back. Raining for weeks straight. Anyhow, it didn’t rain today. Hope it’ll go away 
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