I took the dog out for her night time walk and was greeted by this beautiful lunar halo. The dog was not impressed because her walk was interrupted while I tried to grab a half decent shot. The universe is a wonderous thing. I know the physics that creates this effect but it still takes my breathe away because of the exactness of the circle.
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM