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Test M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in mono

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Test M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in monoNGC 5447NGC 5449NGC 5450NGC 5451NGC 5453NGC 5455NGC 5458NGC 5461NGC 5462NGC 5471NGC 5457NGC 5477
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Photo description / processing

This is a test I did to bring first light to my ZWO ASI 183 MM Pro. I just did roughly an hour of exposure on different targets to see how the camera performs. I only have narrowbandfilters at the moment so I can´t put together a colour version just yet.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
TS-Optics 72mm Doublet APO Refractor
Camera
ZWO ASI183MM Pro
Mount
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Guide Scope
Modified 50mm Finderscope
Guide Camera
Atik Infinity
Accessories
TS-Optics 0.79x Reducer/Flattener, Bahtinov Mask
Software
DeepSkyStacker, Adobe Photoshop, PHD2, Astro Photography Tool, Cartes du Ciel
Location
Dessau-Roßlau, GERMANY

Light pollution

Yellow, Bortle 5 zone

Exposure

  • 5 × 600″ · ISO/Gain: 139 · no filters

Total exposure: 50 m

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