Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell Nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853
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M27 brief test of my new Dobson 12", Wanni
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M27 brief test of my new Dobson 12"

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M27 brief test of my new Dobson 12"

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Only a brief test for my new (2nd. hand) Sky-Watcher collabsible Dobson 12" GoTo

A) Orig.: Weather only permitted 4 subs. of 30 sec. exposure. But main emphasis was to get some

experience of tracking precision, mirror quality and fit to my CCD cam geometry.

B) added 12 frames. Because of field rotation and repositioning : image crop

Test GoTo function :

After a two star alignment, M27 was within the CCD Cam window, only half off-center!

Overall I am positively surprised and more elaborate tests will follow.

Also there seems to be no real requirement for a Coma-corrector-lens.

(At least for the ATIK 383 build in KAF 8300 CCD chip size)

Main reason for buying this telescope was for direct visual observing fun!

( I still keep my LX200 for long-time exposure and guided imaging.)

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M27 brief test of my new Dobson 12", Wanni

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