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Old 11-04-2021, 12:49 PM
Startrek (Martin)
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First image out of NexDome M83 Southern Pinwheel

Captured M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy from my new NexDome Obs last night ( first image out of the Dome)
Clear night but seeing wasn’t great on the South Coast NSW , stars scintillating like crazy
Captured between 9.00pm and 12.30am

Scope: 8” f5 Bintel GSO newt
Mount : EQ6-R pro
Imaging Camera : ZWOASI2600MC set in Ascom to Highest Dynamic Range ( Gain 0 ) cooled to -12C
42 x 3 minute dithered guided subs
Goto and Nav : EQMOD and Ascom Stellarium
Framing, focus and Capture APT
Guiding: PHD2 Multistar 0.70 arc sec total error
Stacked in DSS
Processed in Startools V1.7 OSC Linear data set

Note quite a few tiny faint fuzzies scattered around the Star field

Comments welcome

Thanks
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