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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:Altair Astro 72edf deluxe
Imaging camera:Altair Hypercam 183M PRO TEC
Mount:DarkFrame Optics StellarDrive 6
Guiding telescope or lens:Altair Astro 60 mm guidescope
Guiding camera:Altair GPCAM3 178M
Software:Adobe CS6, Stellarium.org Stellarium, EQMOD EQAscom, AstroPixel Processor, Pro Digital Software AstroFlat Pro, ProDigital Software Astronomy Tools, Stellarium.org Stellarium Scope, PHD2 PHD Guiding 2, SharpCap 3.2
Filter:Baader LRGB 2"
Accessories:Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox, Pegasus Astro FocusCube, Altair Astro DewZapper 3-4.5" OD HIGH POWER Dew Heater
Resolution: 3199x2236
Dates:April 21, 2019
Frames: 91x180"
Integration: 4.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 16.95 days
Avg. Moon phase: 94.71%
Astrometry.net job: 2737203
RA center: 250.449 degrees
DEC center: 36.456 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.146 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 78.967 degrees
Field radius: 0.621 degrees
Locations: Backyard, Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Data source: Backyard
First light for the the 183m. Actually, my first go with an EQ mount.. first use of the new Stellerdrive6..first run with PHD2.. all came together well enough, with 0.4arc sec rms so I progressed to my first lrgb image!
Reprocessed with APP, attempting to improve the star colours.
slight tweak to the background
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