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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Sorin Crisan

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Sorin Crisan

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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First light on my GSO RC8 and OAG guide. Only 1 hour of LRBG ... to be continued

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    M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Sorin Crisan
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Description: The first light to GSO RC8''
Everything was new to me at 1624mm focal length, but after 3 clear nights I managed to "train the beast". Biggest challenge was to fine-tune the new OAG but in the end, the guide was smooth, below 0.5 total RMS so HFR was small and stable.

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Sorin Crisan