After I got my new lens, I was keen to take a pic of a known quantity so I could compare what I did previously. This was still unguided and stil using my Raspberry Pi camera, and still using the KStars/Ekos workflow running on Raspberry Pi. The only difference between this and my previous attempt was the lens. As you can see it’s far from perfect but it is much sharper now. I will revisit at some point and see if I can improve again.

Skywatcher Evoguide 50ED with Starizona flattener, Raspberry Pi HQ Camera, unguided

This was probably the best photo I got from my old equipment. I used an Az-Gti (unguided), an ancient DSLR zoom lens, a Raspberry Pi HQ camera, and a software workflow consisting of several Raspberry Pi running Kstars/Ekos. I had a lot of fun with this equipment but barely got any results worth showing. The most important thing is that I learnt a lot and decided it was worth investing in some better equipment.

Ancient DSLR lens, Raspberry Pi HQ Camera, unguided