First light TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC: M33 – 2018

2018-12-27 18:00-22:00Clear, no moon, some wind, 99% humidity, 3 degrees C M33Exposures:43x60s L(30+30+30)x60s RGB30x90s HaRotation:180 degrees First light with new equipment: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector, ZWO OAG, EQMOD and SESTO SENSO robotic focusing motor. Was only going to … Continue readingFirst light TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC: M33 – 2018

M45 Pleiades – 2018

2018-12-04 20:00-03:00 Clear, no moon, no wind, 90% humidity, -1 degrees C M45 Exposures: 160x60s L (65+54+75)x60s RGB Rotation:0 degrees Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener Mount: HEQ5 Pro QHY 5L-II-M auto … Continue readingM45 Pleiades – 2018

(101) Helena

(101) Helena is a 11th magnitude Asteroid currently in the constellation Perseus. It s a small asteroid, roughly 66 kilometers across and has an average distance of 2.6 AU. (101) Helena is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter every 4.2 … Continue reading(101) Helena