Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15 Mon
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New setup first light!  95 Min in a month, thanks El Nino...., Karl Theberge
New setup first light!  95 Min in a month, thanks El Nino....
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New setup first light! 95 Min in a month, thanks El Nino....

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New setup first light!  95 Min in a month, thanks El Nino...., Karl Theberge
New setup first light!  95 Min in a month, thanks El Nino....
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New setup first light! 95 Min in a month, thanks El Nino....

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My last imaging session was in september 2023, and to be honest 2023 was my worst year in the hobby.

I go so fed up with my Z73.  The scope isn't bad, but my imaging train was too heavy for the focuser and the little amount of clear night I had last year have been plague with tilting issue and bad stars.  Also, I go tired of getting setup for 1 or 2 hours of imaging or see the clouds rolling in as soon as I was done.

SOOOOOOOOOOO.... I went crazy

Bought a used Nexdome, a Rasa 8, a Edge 8 HD and got a setup that will last me for a lifetime (Lets hope cuz the it was an expensive fenzy)
Btw, the dome is good, but the company, Nexdome, is a rip off.  So far I hate my experience with them, they overprice everything and you should steer away from it.

Anyway, here is 95 min of test data once everything was set up.

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New setup first light!  95 Min in a month, thanks El Nino...., Karl Theberge