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Old 19-03-2013, 11:57 AM
WingnutR32 (Sam)
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Ngc 4755

I am still trying to get my setup working right with so many changes in one go.

New equipment:
- SkyWatcher AZ EQ6 GT mount
- MicroTouch Focuser with motorised control
- FocusMax
- ACP Planner
- ACP v7 (RC1)

As you can see, I changed an awful lot at once and now have a huge headache each night making sure things go 'semi' right.

The result over the last two nights was a 'semi' okay NGC 4755 - Jewel Box Cluster.

Luminance = 16 x 120s 1x1
RGB = 6 x 120s 2x2

I lost a lot of data due to struggling with pointing repeatability through ACP/EQMOD. My pointing accuracy is over 25 arcmin rather than less than 3 arcmin.

In terms of the actual photo result, I think 120 seconds may be a little too long exposure as the central stars just started to bloat. 90 seconds may yield a better result.
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