16:09 – 02:15
Planets tonight with the Mak180.
I then went on and imaged beautiful Venus as a half crescent.
Next up was Saturn and the faint and vaguely tilted rings.
Then I moved onto Jupiter capturing the great red spot GRS in the process.
Last on my list and slightly low at this time of night was Mars.
I could see Syrtis Major even through the turbulent air.
A good night even at this point. I then packed away the travel setup and the Mak180 and opened the dome. However, due to problems with the ASI1600MM camera cooler I did not really get anything done. I also had power problems with he noise creating in which last time I saw this was the PSU itself. I will investigate tomorrow and replace the PSU as needed. The ASI1600MM is beyond repair from a coping perspective. I’m not going to pay to have it fixed, instead I have decided to keep it as a guider with the APS-C chip which is much better than the tiny chips that come with the ZWO planetary cameras. It will work perfectly on the new ONAG On Axis Guider I have just purchased to replace my friends one he lent me.