Bode's & Cigar Part One (GiffS)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa) · Contains: Bode's Galaxy · Cigar Galaxy · M 81 · M 82 · NGC 3031 · NGC 3034

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Bode's & Cigar Part One

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This is first light with my completely new rig. The new telescope is the Askar120 APO which natively is an 840MM focal length scope shooting at f7. I am using the 0.8 focal reducer, so I am realizing 672MM at f5.6. It's a big difference coming from the 345MM my old set up provided. It's also a big difference in size and weight! The 120 APO makes my 72MM scope look tiny, but I still love the images and field of view that scope provides.

This is also the first time that the Askar120 has been on the AM5 for an imaging session. So, a shakedown cruise that was only designed to last a couple of hours so I could watch a Meridian Flip and see how I need to improve my cable management and also how long it takes the AM5 and ASIAIR to get back on target and imaging. The answer is surprisingly fast! My AVX would take at least 10 or 15 minutes to get back to imaging after the flip. The AM5 was back on task in 3 or 4 minutes including an auto focus. I was very impressed overall. The guiding was outstanding before and after the flip and everything seemed to be stable balance wise. I do have a good deal of weight in the tripod basket, but I worry a bit when the scope is way out on the edge.

Although this is only 2 hours of data, I am pretty pleased where this is headed. I intent to put a lot more time on this target over the next clear sky nights. I will post version updates here. Take a second to compare to my earlier version of Bode's shot with my AT72EDII and you'll understand the allure of focal length.

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