Heart of Cygnus (Olivier PAUVERT)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg) · Contains: 27 Cyg · 28 Cyg · 29 Cyg · 34 Cyg) · 37 Cyg) · Crescent Nebula · IC 1310 · NGC 6871 · NGC 6888 · Permanent nova (P Cyg · The star 22 Cyg · The star 25 Cyg · The star 36 Cyg · The star 40 Cyg · The star Revenant of the Swan · The star Sadr (γ Cyg · The star b1 Cyg · The star b2 Cyg · The star b3 Cyg

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I spent two months learning how to use my brand new EQ6-R. NINA, PHD2, plate solving, bunch of cables : all the stuff. I went (as anyone in my position, I guess) through some hard time, frustration, questionning and sometimes, despair. However, with some perseverance, method and calm (cough), it all ended working under a clear dark sky. At last ! Some bitterness however from almost missing the Milky Way season…

Switching from a star tracker to a good mount means that it is not necessary anymore to discard half the subs from oblong stars. The other difference, from an imaging system that you can carry outside all mounted, is that now, imaging is like some holidays departure, with all the suitcases and bags (and sweat). I bought a Pole Master too, as I was loosing my mind (and time) with polar drifting alignement and its never ending iterations.
I chose this target as it was the first NGC number that came into my mind while practicing NINA’s sequencer. Not enough data on this one, hence the noise in the dark but well, you know… Enjoy anyway.

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