Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7331  ·  NGC 7335  ·  NGC 7337
Caldwell 30, scoffx
Caldwell 30
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Caldwell 30

Caldwell 30, scoffx
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Caldwell 30

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Just purchased a new Celestron CGX mount and wanted to test it out. Seeing wasn't very good, but at least there was no moon or wind. I chose the Deer Lick group because it was very high in the sky near zenith.

I captured 120 L frames, plus 60 of RGB each. Unfortunately, I could only get round stars with 30" exposures. Even then, I still discarded the majority. I only ended up using 48min worth of frames. The main culprit was dew. Even with the frames I used, the SNR was still pretty low.

My next purchase is definitely an auto-guider!

Anyway, the mount was great. Very sturdy, yet portable. The backlash was minimal. The precise goto feature worked very well.

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Caldwell 30, scoffx