Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  36 ups Ori  ·  41 the01 Ori  ·  42 c Ori  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  44 iot Ori  ·  45 Ori  ·  49 d Ori  ·  De Mairan's nebula  ·  Great Nebula in Orion  ·  Hatysa  ·  IC 430  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  NGC 1999  ·  Sh2-279  ·  Sh2-281  ·  Thabit  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star 49Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  And 3 more.
M42 with an 80mm Cat lens, Matt Fulghum
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M42 with an 80mm Cat lens

M42 with an 80mm Cat lens, Matt Fulghum
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M42 with an 80mm Cat lens

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I'm experimenting with my iOptron Cube; I rethreaded the base to 3/8" and mounted it on a Star Adventurer wedge, then put that on a fairly nice photo tripod. This allows for easier, more accurate polar alignment. I screwed an extra dovetail bracket on to the Dec lock knob, and use that for mounting my guide camera. Mount is pulse guided by PHD2 using the Advanced LX200 driver.

Imaging lens is a 500mm/f6.3 Rokinon catadioptric, with a Mitakon Lens Turbo II. Guiding is with a Nikon 180ED.

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M42 with an 80mm Cat lens, Matt Fulghum