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Double Cluster with Samsung NX1 and 10" RC, Josh Loum
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Double Cluster with Samsung NX1 and 10" RC

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Double Cluster with Samsung NX1 and 10" RC, Josh Loum
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Double Cluster with Samsung NX1 and 10" RC

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Trying out a new gear combo, the Samsung NX1 plus 10" RC with Astro-Physics CCDT67 focal reducer. Picked the Double Cluster because it's relatively easy and fit pretty well in the field of view.

I figured out that I was running it at about 0.6 focal reduction, instead of the recommended 0.67 - 0.75. There's still some field curvature, but you only really notice it at the corners if at all.

I'm liking the NX1, but I don't know how to make it take longer than 30 second exposures, even when tethered to a PC. So while I can support a few minutes of guided exposures easily, there's about 8 times as many files as needed - my poor hard drive

Stacked in PixInsight and final tweaking in Photoshop.

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Double Cluster with Samsung NX1 and 10" RC, Josh Loum