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Old 05-02-2023, 04:17 PM
Craig_
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Carina Nebula in Ha - first light for some new gear

I acquired a ZWO AM5 mount recently to replace my EQ6-R. Last night was first light Being that it is full moon, the objective of the evening was more about getting familiar with the mount than actual data acquisition - getting any was a bonus.


As it happened, the mount was super easy to set up and I was guiding at 0.4" - 0.5" in no time. Carina Nebula wasn't my preferred target, as I imaged that quite a bit last season and wanted some new targets, but it was quite a suitable new mount test subject as it was on the opposite side of the sky to the moon, and is of course nice and large and bright.


Even in monochrome, it's quite a striking nebula.



ZWO AM5
ZWO 533MM Pro
ZWO OAG
ZWO 290MM Mini guide camera
ZWO EAF
ZWO ASIAir Plus
ZWO EFW
Chroma Ha 5nm
Esprit 80


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