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Old 02-08-2020, 12:18 PM
Krypt0 (Adri)
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Location: Australia
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NGC 3372 - Second Attempt

Hi All,

I was finally able to get some form of polar alignment, SCP is directly over city lights (visibly orange light) so I cant see any stars, the inbuilt Polar scope doesn't see any stars. I used a combination of my DSLR and APT to take 5m exposures at 500mm to see star arc trails and centered the target cross hairs.

I realise this isn't accurate as its the camera being centered more than the actual mount, this inaccuracy became more noticeable the further away from SCP I imaged. I still felt like I made a lot of progress from the first time I used my mount as I was able to track pretty well up to 120s with some stars slightly elongated.

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Carina Imaged
40 Exposure Count
90 Exposure Seconds
250 ISO


Gear
Canon EOS 5D Mk4 (Stock)
Sigma 50-500mm 4.7-6.3f @ 500mm 6.3f
NEQ6 Pro
Astrophotography Tool
Pixinsight
Stellarium
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