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M81, first light with the GSO RC8, 



    
        

            Salvatore Iovene
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M81, first light with the GSO RC8

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M81, first light with the GSO RC8, 



    
        

            Salvatore Iovene
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M81, first light with the GSO RC8

Acquisition details

Dates:
April 13, 2013
Frames:
Baader UV/IR CUT Luminance (CMOS-Optimized): 17×600(2h 50′) -30°C bin 1×1
Integration:
2h 50′
Avg. Moon age:
2.89 days
Avg. Moon phase:
9.18%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
1.00
Mean SQM:
21.88
Mean FWHM:
3.50
Temperature:
10.00

RA center: 09h55m35s.48

DEC center: +69°0410.9

Pixel scale: 1.161 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 93.332 degrees

Field radius: 0.297 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 1536x1024

File size: 642.4 KB

Locations: Remote observatory at Astrocamp, Nerpio, Spain

Description

After an atrocious and ghastly 7 month wait because of circumstances better left untold, my friend Samuel gave me his GSO RC8 to replace the faulty Simak 240.

This is the first light.

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M81, first light with the GSO RC8, 



    
        

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