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M53 photobombed - first light 6200MM, John Favalessa
M53 photobombed - first light 6200MM, John Favalessa

M53 photobombed - first light 6200MM

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
M53 photobombed - first light 6200MM, John Favalessa
M53 photobombed - first light 6200MM, John Favalessa

M53 photobombed - first light 6200MM

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Description

It’s been a long process of getting my new (in December) ASI6200 up and running.  Lots of backspace and tilt issues to work through.  Cloudy nights for over a month but managed an hour of two along the way to tweak.  I’m finally dialed in and not touching the train!  I’m using my 102GT without a reducer (focal length 714mm) and picked a target with lots of stars for testing.  And of course, I wanted to see the FOV…which is totally nuts with the full frame sensor and has exceeded my expectations.  In fact so large NGC 5053 squeezed in unexpectedly.  Since we are looking away from the Milky Way, lots and lots of distant galaxies are visible.   I also shot the Horsehead Nebula these same nights but haven’t had the time to process.  

If you want to know more about this interesting cluster, Wikipedia has a good writeup here.

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M53 photobombed - first light 6200MM, John Favalessa