Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aquila (Aql)  ·  Contains:  The star Altair (αAql)
Altair - A First Deep Sky Prime Focus DSLR Shot, Darren Erickson
Altair - A First Deep Sky Prime Focus DSLR Shot
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Altair - A First Deep Sky Prime Focus DSLR Shot

Altair - A First Deep Sky Prime Focus DSLR Shot, Darren Erickson
Altair - A First Deep Sky Prime Focus DSLR Shot
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Altair - A First Deep Sky Prime Focus DSLR Shot

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To focus in my DSLR with my telescope and Advanced VX mount, and after some frustration, I finally decided to use Altair to set the focusing in BackyardEOS. I'm glad I did - turns out I was way off until I turned it on something bright! After focusing in, I stayed here awhile and snapped a few frames before hunting a Messier object.

The first revision is a single frame out of the camera. DeepSkyStacker output and tweaking with GIMP follows.

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Altair - A First Deep Sky Prime Focus DSLR Shot, Darren Erickson