Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  HD215605  ·  HD215806  ·  HD215835  ·  LBN 511  ·  NGC 7380  ·  Sh2-142
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Backyard Wizard - NGC7380 in HOO, SoDakAstronomyNut
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Backyard Wizard - NGC7380 in HOO

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Backyard Wizard - NGC7380 in HOO

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First serious attempt at a quality image after ironing out focus issues. After posting the previous Hα image I found out my QHY294M Pro’s adapter had loose screws – less than an eighth of a turn. I discovered after tightening and redoing my focus in NINA’s Auto Focus (w/Hocus Focus plugin) that all my stars went round. Whew. I was fearing my collimation was bad. Seeing wasn’t that great but my HFR’s went from about 4.8 to less than 3.8 (best was about 3.5!) - amazing how such teeny things make such a HUGE difference. Two nights later I had a whole new set of Hα and [OIII] subs. Big Thanks to Chad at Patriot Astro for his excellent NINA tutorials on YT!

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