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Markarian's Chain 3hr 45m with Orion ED80, Victor Land
Markarian's Chain 3hr 45m with Orion ED80
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Markarian's Chain 3hr 45m with Orion ED80

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Markarian's Chain 3hr 45m with Orion ED80, Victor Land
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Markarian's Chain 3hr 45m with Orion ED80

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After buying a second hand Orion ED80 (almost unrecognizable), I decided to try it out on Markarian's Chain.

Using a Televue TRF-2008 0.8x reducer/flattener, fitted with a Semi-Apo filter, I took 40, 45 and 50 second unguided shots at ISO 800 with a Canon EOS 700D (unmodified).

Mount used as a Celestron AS-GT.

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Markarian's Chain 3hr 45m with Orion ED80, Victor Land