Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853  ·  The star 14Vul
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula - Vixen R200SS, JanD
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula - Vixen R200SS
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M27 - Dumbbell Nebula - Vixen R200SS

M27 - Dumbbell Nebula - Vixen R200SS, JanD
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M27 - Dumbbell Nebula - Vixen R200SS

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Well, looks like I have a new toy. This is second hand Vixen R200SS which is an estimated 15 years old. I have it since a few days and already had a visual observation night. I am very impressed with the light collection capabilities of a 200 mm f4.

I need to get used to this quite sophisticated instrument. Collimation is a tough task but it seems okay. The HEQ-5 seems capable of mounting the total weight of around 8.5 kg.

The image was cropped around 20%. The stars in the corners show coma, the coma corrector which was included is an old one which was calculated in analogous times. I might need to replace it.

I am very happy with this first light image. Compared to my previous picture of M27 with the GTF81 this seems to be quite a step up!

CS,

Jan

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