Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  HD135295  ·  HD135501  ·  HD238433  ·  NGC 5906  ·  NGC 5907
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NGC 5907, Simon
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NGC 5907

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NGC 5907

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I always have a story! This time I had everything going smoothly - but then I decided to change the batteries - not entirely necessary, but wanted to make sure there was enough power for the rest of the night. In so doing, somehow I moved the scope by quarter of a degree, and the object went out of field of view - unbeknown to me until the following morning! What should have been 50 subs turned out to be only a mere 11! 'Par for the course' is the phrase that comes to mind! So, 11 subs at 5 minutes long each - just under an hour's integration time, using my DSLR and 8" scope as normal.

In spite of all this, I am pleased with what I still managed to get. If this highly unusual run of clear nights continues I might try and image it again, although I have some other objects in mind. It is typical that the best set of clear nights have come when astronomical darkness is waning!

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NGC 5907, Simon