M51, RASA 8", 4 hrs (no filter)

 Posted: Mar 15th, 2026
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Telescope/Lens: Celestron RASA 8
Camera: Player One Poseidon-C
Mount: ZWO AM5N
Software: Nina, PixInsight
Exposure:
123 x 120" ISO/Gain: 125
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Sofrino, Russia
 Mar 14th, 2026
4 h 6 m
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Resolution: 6204x4109 px
Scale: 4045 KB
First test of the Player One Poseidon-C (large APS-C sensor) on a Celestron RASA 8" telescope.

No filters used, which was a mistake—this caused large star halos. A UV/IR cut filter must be used; it's impossible to operate this telescope without a filter.
(Celestron are quite the jokers—their telescope can't be used without filters, yet there's no standard way to mount them.)
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An "old" image (2017), taken using older techniques—a standard, unmodified Canon 77D on an ED80 tube with a flattener. Focal length = 510mm. The Heq5 Pro still…
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First test of the Player One Poseidon-C on an RASA 8" tube. A crop of the central part. (The camera is here, but there are no objects for it in the spring.)
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  4 h 6 m
First test of the Player One Poseidon-C (large APS-C sensor) on a Celestron RASA 8" telescope. No filters used, which was a mistake—this caused large star halos…
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