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IC 434 Horsehead, First Photo with HyperStar 800, Michael Thurston
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IC 434 Horsehead, First Photo with HyperStar 800

IC 434 Horsehead, First Photo with HyperStar 800, Michael Thurston
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IC 434 Horsehead, First Photo with HyperStar 800

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My first photo using the HyperStar 800 with my Celestron Nexstar EVO 8HD.  What a game changer.  Thanks to Cuiv The Lazy Geek.  I had always considered buying a HyperStar but didn't know how well it would work.  Cuiv's videos sold me. 
Going for a 2000mm focal length to 400mm made things so easy, I love it.

93, 3 min exposures with a One Shot Color camera and no filtering
Bortle 2-3 skies
Elevation 1200 m, low humidity, no wind, thin clouds (lost 12 photos due to clouds)

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IC 434 Horsehead, First Photo with HyperStar 800, Michael Thurston