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M63

cooltyn
41915
Category:Deep Sky
Published:
1802
M63NGC 5055
Resolution:
5600x3600 px
File size:
3051 KB

Photo description / processing

Disgusting glare from bright stars out of frame is present)

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher 200PDS
Camera
ZWO ASI 2600mc
Mount
HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope
Svbony SV106
Guide Camera
ZWO ASI 120mm
Location
Актау, Казахстан

Light pollution

Gray, Bortle 2 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 60 × 120″ · ISO/Gain: 100

Total exposure: 2 h 0 m

Comments

oeswww
Where are the flares? With my SharpStar corrector, I had full rainbows across the entire frame.
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cooltynReply to oeswww
The vertical stripes on the left and right are from a spider.
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oeswwwReply to cooltyn
Just noticed. Something new for me. Flares are usually radial.
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cooltynReply to oeswww
https://www.backyard-universe.de/en/i/installation-secondary-spider - they are mentioned here.
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oeswwwReply to cooltyn
The article mentions rays from bright stars that extend across the entire frame. In your frame, I don't see the owners (stars) from which these rays originate. Or was a lot cropped here? I checked in Stellarium and see that it's cropped minimally. But I also don't see any very large stars nearby. There is the star 20CVn at the bottom left, but it's quite far. On the right, even lower, there is HIP 64540. But this is all strange. On other frames, everything is fine. Did you decide not to use a stamp to remove the streaks?
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