M51 when I really didn't know what I was doing, Andy Wray

M51 when I really didn't know what I was doing

M51 when I really didn't know what I was doing, Andy Wray

M51 when I really didn't know what I was doing

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No autoguiding, no coma corrector, no flats, mis-matched darks and bias, old Sony camera that had to be manually focussed and triggered .... just about everything you could get wrong.  Despite all of that:  at the time I was really excited by the outcome.  This was more than 3 years ago when I knew nothing of PHD2, ASCOM, SharpCap polar alignment, PixInsight, cameras that actually connected to a computer etc..  Basically just a scope in the backyard with an old camera connected to it.

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M51 when I really didn't know what I was doing, Andy Wray