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M33 - 20201226 - Evoguide ED 50, altazastro
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M33 - 20201226 - Evoguide ED 50

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M33 - 20201226 - Evoguide ED 50

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First DSO light for the small Skywatcher ED (guide)scope.

The moon was almost full and there was a strong gradient.

Nevertheless the result was a bit underwhelming.

Perhaps I was a bit out of focus, but I was surprised by how big field curvature is: the fully corrected circle has maybe a diameter of one and a half degree, at best.

I did not buy the dedicated flattener because it cannot be used with a DSLR and my dedicated cameras have small enough sensors (probably barely so after this experience).

Overall not a bad image, at least for my standards, however not particularly better than, say, those I got with catadioptric scopes.

Indeed some I made with camera lenses have definitely smaller stars.

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M33 - 20201226 - Evoguide ED 50, altazastro