Not a Top Pick ! But that's my corner of the sky... (Jérémie)

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Not a Top Pick ! But that's my corner of the sky...

I just received two new toys : a TS Optics RC8 and a Canon EOS Ra !

I completely failed their first lights, several times in a row !

First it was not easy to collimate the RC8 : first lights were awful, and second night was definitely better, but I had some problems with the OAG guiding (not enough stars, that were lost during dithering !), and the collimation is barely acceptable (not enough to publish the results !). I am waiting for my collimation laser to square things better...

For the EOS Ra, well : I was too optimistic. I wanted to shot some reflection nebula right in the city, Bortle 8 sky. Poor results even with 5 hours of lights.

So, I decided to make a picture of my surroundings, 2 hours before the sun settle and let the "clear" sky facing my new RC8. With this little planet effect, the sky seems gigantic, but truth is : I am surrounded by buildings, that reflect the streetlamps very well ! No need to have a camping lamp when walking in my garden at night !

Anyway, I wanted to share my little corner of the sky. Enough to image one object for a night, from Dec 90 to Dec +25. All the south view is quite blocked...

And by the way, this panoramic is now used in Stellarium as a landscape to allow me to plan my nights !!

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