Date Time (UTC) Description Link
- - Version #2 of the mirror cell with non-movable mirror support points without mirror edge mask.Link
- - Version #2 of the mirror cell with non-movable mirror support points with mirror edge mask.Link
- - Close-up of the whiffletree supportLink
     
23 September 2025 20:15 Vega (Approximately 54 degrees altitude) – Transition of focus from intrafocal to extrafocal position.Link
     
26 September 202518:52 Vega (Approximately 64 degrees altitude) – The camera is positioned in the focuser parallel to the optical axis and then rotated 45 degrees relative to that axis.Link
26 September 202519:00 M57 (Approximately 60 degrees altitude) – Best achievable focus. (30 seconds, ISO 2000, Nikon D4s, converted from NEF to JPG without additional processing)Link
26 September 202519:34 M13 (Approximately 43 degrees altitude) – Best achievable focus. (30 seconds, ISO 2000, Nikon D4s, converted from NEF to JPG without additional processing)Link
26 September 202519:44 Vega (Approximately 58 degrees altitude) – Intrafocal (1/100 second, ISO 1000, Nikon D4s, converted from NEF to JPG without additional processing)Link
26 September 202519:54Vega (Approximately 57 degrees altitude) – Best achievable focus. (30 seconds, ISO 2000, Nikon D4s, converted from NEF to JPG without additional processing)Link
26 September 202520:24Vega (Approximately 53 degrees altitude) – The camera is positioned in the focuser, aligned parallel with the optical axis, after which the primary mirror is rotated 360 degrees within its mirror cell.Link
26 September 202520:37M27 (Approximately 47 degrees altitude) – Best achievable focus. (30 seconds, ISO 2000, Nikon D4s, converted from NEF to JPG without additional processing)Link
26 September 202520:47Vega (Approximately 50 degrees altitude) – Transition of focus from intrafocal to extrafocal position.Link
26 September 202521:11Vega (Approximately 47 degrees altitude) – Intrafocal with the fan switched off, followed by activation of the fanLink
    
30 September 2025 18:19 Vega ( Approximately 66 degrees altitude) Off-Axis Mask Q1 - Transition of focus from intrafocal to extrafocal to intrafocal position.Link
30 September 2025 18:27 Vega ( Approximately 65 degrees altitude) Off-Axis Mask Q2 - Transition of focus from intrafocal to extrafocal to intrafocal position.Link
30 September 2025 18:32 Vega ( Approximately 65 degrees altitude) Off-Axis Mask Q3 - Transition of focus from intrafocal to extrafocal to intrafocal position.Link
30 September 2025 18:37 Vega ( Approximately 64 degrees altitude) Off-Axis Mask Q4 - Transition of focus from intrafocal to extrafocal to intrafocal position.Link
30 September 2025 18:39 Vega ( Approximately 64 degrees altitude) Full Aperture - Transition of focus from intrafocal to extrafocal to intrafocal position.Link