NGC5033 Water Bug Galaxy

 Posted: May 13th, 2026
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Telescope/Lens: Celestron Edge HD 8"
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC
Mount: Ioptron HAE 43 C
Guide Scope: Askar 52 мм F4
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini
Software: SharpCap 4.0, Siril, Adobe Photoshop
Accessories: Celestron 0.7X редуктор
Exposure:
58 x 300" ISO/Gain: 120
Green, Bortle 4 zone:
 Adygeya Stanica Dahovskaya, Russia
 May 8th, 2026
4 h 50 m
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Resolution: 3059x2242 px
Scale: 658 KB
It’s been a while since I last shot deep-sky with the good old Celestron Edge HD 8", and I’m already preparing material on the same target from the Askar SQA 106 telescope. It’ll be interesting to compare. 
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  31 May, 2026
  3 h 30 m
This work was done specifically to compare two telescopes on a moderately sized galaxy NGC 5033 (10.7' x 5.3'): the Askar SQA 106 (509 mm f/4.8) and the Celestr…
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  13 May, 2026
  4 h 50 m
It’s been a while since I last shot deep-sky with the good old Celestron Edge HD 8", and I’m already preparing material on the same target from the Askar SQA 10…
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In both cases, is the binning 1x1? How were the images aligned to the same pixel scale — if using AlignByCoordinates, which of the two was used as the reference?
Yesterday, at 22:00 Reply
Ryjov Aleksey Replied to Yas
I did not adjust to a uniform pixel scale, binning is 1x1. The photo comparison is purely visual.
Yesterday, at 23:38 Reply

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