Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Crab nebula  ·  M 1  ·  NGC 1952  ·  Sh2-244
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M1  Crab Nebula, Edward Overstreet
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M1 Crab Nebula

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M1 Crab Nebula

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Getting good image results from the Celestron Edge 800 has been a real struggle for me. The stars are over saturated, bloated, look unfocused although I use a moonlite auto focuser that is focusing at 1 degree temp changes and with every filter. When I get a GOOD focus FWHM it is in the mid 3's but 4's is more common. Just frustrated with the failure to get sharp stars. I plan on removing the stars and then adding short exposures RGB stars. If anyone has mastered using this SCT I welcome suggestions and criticism.

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M1  Crab Nebula, Edward Overstreet