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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:Skywatcher Explorer 200PDS
Imaging camera:Nikon D810A
Mount:Skywatcher NEQ6 PRO Synscan
Guiding telescope or lens:Skywatcher 9x50 finderscope
Guiding camera:QHYCCD QHY5L-IIc
Focal reducer:Baader MPCC Mk III
Software:Pixinsight, Photoshop
Accessory:Seletek Armadillo
Resolution: 6116x3968
Dates:March 26, 2018
Frames: 68x300" ISO640 bin 1x1
Integration: 5.7 hours
Flats: ~10
Bias: ~40
Avg. Moon age: 9.38 days
Avg. Moon phase: 70.60%
Astrometry.net job: 1993468
RA center: 210.810 degrees
DEC center: 54.390 degrees
Pixel scale: 0.995 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 170.905 degrees
Field radius: 1.007 degrees
Locations: Puolivälinkangas - Oulu, Oulu, Finland
The D810A can produce passable images but I'm getting the feel it's not really comparable to even my midrange CCD.
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