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Old 02-11-2020, 12:23 PM
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First time M42

Finally M42 came up at a decent time, clearing the trees.
So Friday night, after 10pm I started for the first time on M42.
Stellarium was used for the first time to slew to the target which worked very well.
I know it is not the best as I didn't use the correct ISO. Many mistakes were made.
But when the first image came in on APT after 180s, I was stoked.

Details:
Mount: SW HEQ5 Pro
Scope: SW ED80 600/80
Camera: Canon EOS M6 m2
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120MM mini on ZWO OAG
Capture software: APT
Guiding software: PHD2
Staking software: DSS
Processing software: Photoshop
Subs: 10 x 180s @ ISO250, 1 x 120s @ ISO400, 1 x 60s @ ISO800, including darks for ISO250.
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