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M42 - Orion Nebula & Sh2-279 - Running Man Nebula, Phobos226
M42 - Orion Nebula & Sh2-279 - Running Man Nebula
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M42 - Orion Nebula & Sh2-279 - Running Man Nebula

M42 - Orion Nebula & Sh2-279 - Running Man Nebula, Phobos226
M42 - Orion Nebula & Sh2-279 - Running Man Nebula
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M42 - Orion Nebula & Sh2-279 - Running Man Nebula

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2020-03-31: Re-process and upload of older data not yet pushed to public area

The first full imaging session with a largely DIY astrophotography solution after numerous previous tests were completed and the system adjusted and tweaked over time for this first 'proper' image to be taken since a bad period of weather from late November until Jan

Brief rundown of the equipment used and constructed:

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[li]Skywatcher EQ5 Mount modified with OnStep[/li]

[li]DIY AutoFocuser based on Robert Brown's Focuser Pro[/li]

[li]DIY Power Distribution box with 12V (accessories), 7.4V (DSLR) and 5.1V (RPi4)[/li]

[li]Raspberry Pi 4 4GB powered by Astroberry Server

    [li]- Running KStars with INDI drivers for OnStep, DLSR, focuser[/li]

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M42 - Orion Nebula & Sh2-279 - Running Man Nebula, Phobos226