First Light And A New Beginning (M90) (estabrook)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Virgo (Vir) · Contains: HD109793 · IC 3583 · M 90 · NGC 4569

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First Light And A New Beginning (M90)

First Light And A New Beginning (M90). This image represents first light with my new Celestron C8 rig, but I feel like I'm starting the whole hobby from scratch again.

I've had to re-acquaint myself with SCTs after concentrating on my Askar refractor for the past year, figuring out the rudiments of off-axis guiding, tracking down unusual internal reflections, etc. After taking some time to order and assemble the all-new rig, it took me a while find a clear night--and some spare time--to test it out. That has been especially frustrating, since I purchased this scope specifically for galaxy work, and Galaxy Season has been slipping away. Finally, after some false starts, I had a few productive nights this past week, and I was able to collect enough data to produce my first image.

Judging from a quick tour of Astrobin, M90 is less popular than many other comparable galactic Messiers--and it appears to be a somewhat tricky target as well (with detail that is hard to capture from typical backyard scopes). But despite some challenges--the aforementioned reflections, excessive comatic aberration. etc., I'm pleased with this one and equally pleased to be off and running with the new C8.

(Captured: Celestron C8-XLT, AM5, ASI533MC Pro, Antlia Quad Band filter; Processed: AstroPixelProcessor, PixInsight, GraXpert, StarXterminator, NoiseXterminator, Blanshan/Cranfield Star Reduction Script)

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Light Polluted skies
Virginia Astronomers and Astrophotographers
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ZWO ASIAIR PRO USERS
The OSC Club (One Shot Camera)

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RA (center)	12h36m50s.122
RA (top/left)	12h37m51s.185
RA (top/right)	12h37m42s.734
RA (bottom/right)	12h35m48s.965
RA (bottom/left)	12h35m57s.652

Dec (center)	+13°09′47″.37
Dec (top/left)	+12°56′59″.70
Dec (top/right)	+13°24′39″.71
Dec (bottom/right)	+13°22′34″.90
Dec (bottom/left)	+12°54′54″.86

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