M20

 Posted: Aug 22nd, 2025
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 200PDS
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600mc
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope: Svbony SV106
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120mm
Exposure:
58 x 180" ISO/Gain: 100
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 Aktau, Kazakhstan
 Jun 24th, 2025
2 h 54 m
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Resolution: 4050x6100 px
Scale: 6519 KB
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Not bad) I'm also shooting it right now. It'll be good competition) I also have a 200PDS but with a 294 camera. Is the quality not loading for me, or did you upload a compressed image?
22 Aug, 2025 Reply
Cooltyn Replied to Oeswww
It's a bit late to shoot now, I think. Last new moon was perfect.
Uploaded the quality as usual, a good jpeg.
23 Aug, 2025 Reply
Oeswww Replied to Cooltyn
Last new moon I was shooting too, but for some reason I spent all the time on the zenith, when I should have shot what was near the horizon until 11 and then what was at the zenith. Ahh, I remember. I was waiting for the CAA so I could conveniently rotate the field and, towards the end, just set the needed angle to shoot flats, but the CAA was held up at customs and I couldn't wait any longer, so I decided to shoot as is, but without rotating the field. I wanted to shoot Omega, the Eagle, and the Trifid, and one camera orientation didn't suit all of them... Wait, no, that's wrong. Last year I did it in one orientation and even the Lagoon almost fit.
I'm almost embarrassed to ask what kmk means) By the way, the quality loaded today. Super, but how I miss contrast specifically for the nebula. The mid-tones came out brightened, if that's the right way to put it.
23 Aug, 2025 Reply
Cooltyn Replied to Oeswww
kmk - as it seems to me)
At first, I also used to shoot several objects per night, but then I came to the rule: one night (or maybe more than one for faint objects) - 1 object
Last new moon, almost all the objects from the CMP were shot that way, the weather allowed it.
25 Aug, 2025 Reply
Oeswww Replied to Cooltyn
CM - center of the Milky Way? =D
Well, when the object is high in the sky, then yes, at least one night is needed for an object. And objects like M20 can't be imaged all night here.
25 Aug, 2025 Reply

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