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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:William Optics RedCat 51 RedCat 51
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled ZWO ASI071MC Color CMOS Cooled
Mount:iOptron iEQ30 Pro iOptron
Guiding telescope or lens:Starwave 50mm guidscope Starwave
Guiding camera:ZWO ASI 290MM Mini
Software:Photoshop CC 2017 Photoshop, PHD2 2.6.4, APT - Astro Photography Tool APT 2.43, Stellarium, StellaiumScope Stellarium, DeepSkyStacker (DSS) Deepskystacker 3.3.2
Resolution: 4932x3260
Dates:May 10, 2019
Frames: 21x180" (gain: 90.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 1.1 hours
Darks: ~30
Flats: ~40
Avg. Moon age: 5.73 days
Avg. Moon phase: 32.82%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 7.00
Mean FWHM: 3.85
Temperature: 4.00
Astrometry.net job: 2692005
RA center: 186.912 degrees
DEC center: 13.073 degrees
Pixel scale: 3.972 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 143.327 degrees
Field radius: 3.262 degrees
Locations: Home Observatory, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Data source: Backyard
The RedCat 51 is great for this wide field shot.
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