Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  16 Aur  ·  17 AR Aur  ·  18 Aur  ·  19 Aur  ·  24 phi Aur  ·  AE Aur  ·  Flaming Star nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  IC 410  ·  NGC 1893  ·  Sh2-229  ·  Sh2-230  ·  Sh2-236  ·  The star 16Aur  ·  The star 19Aur  ·  The star φAur  ·  VdB39
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IC405/410 - first light Astrel AST8300, tommy_nawratil
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IC405/410 - first light Astrel AST8300

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IC405/410 - first light Astrel AST8300, tommy_nawratil
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IC405/410 - first light Astrel AST8300

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First light of the Astrel 8300 standalone CCD camera! This very innovative camera introduces some totally new concepts. I controlled it via VNC on my Samsung Galaxy 5 phone, framing and focussing, programminmg sequence, guiding/dithering through on-board LinGuider using a QHY5L-IIm. The AST8300 works under vacuum, there is a little hand pump to evacuate the body. There is no heat transport to the window, so no ice problems. Later I downloaded the files via WiFi to my Laptop, while it still was shooting. Once the concepta are grasped, it is very fast to use. Lightweight and with backfocus 20mm including filter wheel (with 1,25" unmounted filters), it fits just everywhere. Love it!

Weather permitting, I will add LRGB data soon!

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IC405/410 - first light Astrel AST8300, tommy_nawratil