Another test image at full moon with the new camera, a bit of posterization occuring when I converted to a 8 bit JPG.

Instrument:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200 QMD
CCD Camera:  SBIG ST7E w/Enhanced Cooling
Exposure:  L = 2.5m
RGB Combine Ratio:  
Filters:  
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FMHW = 2.5 arcsec, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  10 C
CCD Temperature:  -5 C
Processing:  Maxim DL, Photoshop, AIP4WIN, PW Pro.

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