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Edge 8 and Astromod
Here's the result of my first night imaging using a recently acquired Edge Hd 8 and my recently modified 5dmk3. I also used various length m48 extension tubes to move the camera closer to the recommended back focus.
I still need to level my sensor correctly.
The OTA was re-collimated before capturing, not perfect but better than the collimation on the 8se's c92 test captures.
14x3min ISO 1600 Lights
20 or so darks
No flats
I'm very pleased with the Astronomik CLS CCD filter paired with the camera modification. I think the white balance is great.
This combination gives a wider FOV that is of acceptable sharpness to me. The frame was cropped slightly to remove the edges where you can see stacking.
No flats so you can see the vignetting.
Pretty chuffed considering it was just a quick test.
I bet it'll be cloudy now that I want to commit time to capturing more data.
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