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Old 19-03-2023, 11:14 AM
Todo43 (Lachlan)
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M83 with 6RC

Hi all,


Having acquired a 6RC many months back, I have finally gained the confidence to collimate it (still rather badly however), and image with it. First (proper) image is M83. Guiding was very terrible as I think I need to use a guide scope rather than an OAG due to the lack of stars that are appearing in the guide field of view.


Stars are in the best focus I could achieve and I still feel they are quite bloated. FWHM on Pixinsight says 7.133px. Not sure how to change that to arc seconds (pixel size was 3.76, focal length ~1370mm). I definitely need to improve that somehow.



60x90s exposures
6RC
ZWO533MC Pro
NEQ6
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