EdgeHD 8 First Light Galaxy Time (Joey Troy)

EdgeHD 8 First Light Galaxy Time

This was my first light with my new EdgeHD8. I made the mistake of removing the orange ring on the focuser and had a very difficult time focusing all night long so all the focuses were based on what I was seeing and adjusting the focuser manually in the ASIAIR Software. Also, I didn't have my OAG-L mirror low enough so guiding was suffering on a few objects. However all and all it was first light with a new setup and I was very happy with the outcome, especially with assistance from my buddy Eric who had an EdgeHD 9.25 and gave me some pointers.

In terms of processing, I spent maybe 6 minutes worth of processing per image using EZ Processing Suite after I stacked all the frames with WBPP. Each image was a total of 100s x 20 frames using LRGB @ f/10 or 2100mm. Again a rough showing of 6 Galaxies but fun nonetheless. Here is an image of my gear running on top of the iOptron HEM27, compared to some of the setups I have seen ZWO just makes it too easy!

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Distribution of astrophotographers

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	Distinct awarded users	Total awarded images
Image of the day
Top picks
Top pick nominations

Distribution of subject types

This table shows the distribution of awards per subject type, compared to the popularity of images of that subject type.
	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Deep sky
Solar system
Extremely wide field
Star trails
Northern lights
Noctilucent clouds
Landscape

Distribution of data sources

This table shows the distribution of awards per data source, compared to the popularity of images acquired from that data source.
	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Backyard
Traveller
Own remote observatory
Amateur hosting facility
Public amaeteur data
Professional, scientific grade data
Mix of multiple sources
Other
Unknown

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