M1 Crab Nebula

 Posted: Feb 10th, 2026
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Sw 150 pds
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope: 60/240
Guide Camera: Zwo 120mm mini
Software: Pixinsight
Accessories: MPCC Baader Marklll
Exposure:
22 x 300" ISO/Gain: 100 - Optolong L-extreme
Yellow, Bortle 5 zone:
 Mozyr, Belarus
 Feb 10th, 2026
1 h 50 m
207
Resolution: 2427x2272 px
Scale: 3569 KB
Second stack, a bit fresher. But the shooting conditions happened during a full moon. And as if a full moon wasn't enough, the Moon was only about 20 degrees away.

On the bright side, the dual-band filter brought out the nebula's filaments beautifully) As for the background, don't look at it—it's a mess that just won't quit.
Technical Info
RA: 5h 34.5m
Dec: +22° 1'
Distance: 6500 light-year
Magnitude (V): 8.4
NGC 1952 info on 10 Feb 2026
13:15Rises over 15° - 15:15
05:30Sets bellow 15° - 03:45
60°Max Altitude - 21:15
20:02 - 03:30 Available - 7.47 hours
Moon Info
03:38
11:01
38%
Sun Info
08:29
18:07
Astronight: 20:02 - 06:34
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Even for such a focal length!
12 Feb, 2026 Reply
Robert Nik Replied to Oeswww
My wife nicknamed this object the Lungs)
Ah, if only I had better shooting conditions... Now I have a better camera, but no weather or time. And I don't have a long-focus lens. I don't know what to use for it now.
12 Feb, 2026 Reply
Oeswww Replied to Robert Nik
Meter is also not enough)
22 Feb, 2026 Reply
Robert Nik Replied to Oeswww
But a meter is already something, otherwise the EQ6 won't handle it.
22 Feb, 2026 Reply
I wonder how the HEQ mount handles a 150/750 telescope?
13 Feb, 2026 Reply
Robert Nik Replied to Deemoon
If you don't shoot near the horizon, as I do, where guiding can reach 2" and sometimes exceed it, it tracks normally.
13 Feb, 2026 Reply
Oeswww Replied to Deemoon
The HEQ5 should perform excellently.
22 Feb, 2026 Reply
Deemoon Replied to Oeswww
I once mounted a C11 on it, and overall, it worked under ideal conditions, so the question was more rhetorical.
23 Feb, 2026 Reply

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