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I agreeImaging camera:Nikon D610
Mount:Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro Goto
Guiding telescope or lens:TS Optics Guiderscope
Guiding camera:QHYCCD QHY5T
Focal reducer:TS GPU Aplanatic Newton Koma Korrektor
Software:DSS 3.3.2, PHD2 Guiding
Resolution: 3628x5827
Dates:Oct. 11, 2015
Frames: 55x240" ISO800
Integration: 3.7 hours
Flats: ~4
Avg. Moon age: 28.19 days
Avg. Moon phase: 2.02%
Temperature: 1.00
Astrometry.net job: 811609
RA center: 86.994 degrees
DEC center: -0.072 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.535 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -145.666 degrees
Field radius: 1.464 degrees
It was a long night! I started with the Andromeda Galaxy at 8:30pm, followed by the Pleiades at 11:15pm and then finally i tried M78 at 2:30am. Unfortunatly the temperature decreased and the focus changed (despite the pyrex mirror and the carbon tube) a bit what i didn't notice (how stupid). However, i decided to process the picture. Here is the result. I will definitely try that object again (with proper focus)!
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