M3 (Globular Cluster), revisited
The journey continues; the outcome of 3 years of continual refinement.
Equipment:
250 mm f/8 RCT (2,000 mm focal length)
QSI 680 wsg-8 (KAF8300 sensor) Astrodon Filters
Starlight Xpress Lodestar guide camera
Paramount MX mount, on pier
Mk2 interface box, remote-controlled NUC
AAG Cloudwatcher, Lakeside Focuser
Software:
Sequence Generator Pro (Windows 10)
PHD2 autoguiding software (Windows 10)
TheSkyX Pro (Windows 10)
PixInsight (OSX)
Exposure: (LRGB)
L bin 1; 33 x 300 seconds, RGB bin 1; 33 x 300 seconds each
I think I said somewhere in Edition 1 that astrophotography was a journey and a continual learning process. Like many hobbies it has a diminishing return on expenditure and effort and I thought ...
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