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Andromeda

Pokifk
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Category:Deep Sky
Published:
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AndromedaNGC 206NGC 221NGC 224
Resolution:
5110x3377 px
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3681 KB

Photo description / processing

The shooting was difficult, well 150/750 is just a giant for a small EQ-3. There were also strong problems with drift, inaccuracy of the RA axis drive, and of course the strong gusty wind which greatly interfered with normal shooting, but in general I now roughly understand the exposure limit I can achieve with the telescope. The hardest part was aligning the polar axis as accurately as possible; almost an hour was spent just to get rid of the star trailing in the image a little bit. Next time I will spend more time aligning the polar axis to achieve an exposure of at least half an hour.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Bresser Pollux 150/750
Camera
Canon EOS 550D
Mount
EQ-3 Mount
Accessories
RA Tracking Motor
Software
Adobe Photoshop, DeepSkyStacker
Location
Вестерборг, Дания

Light pollution

Green, Bortle 4 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 16 × 10″ · ISO/Gain: 3200 ·
  • 12 × 8″ · ISO/Gain: 1600 ·
  • 11 × 6″ · ISO/Gain: 3200 ·

Total exposure: 5 m

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