2350mm focal length, guided.
Eskimo Nebula from the balcony
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Eskimo Nebula from the balcony
14x 4 minutes, 56 minutes total. Had to throw away one sub due to mirror flop.
2350mm focal length, guided.
2350mm focal length, guided.
Re: Eskimo Nebula from the balcony
Nice thick eskimo! Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Eskimo Nebula from the balcony
Nice!
We do it in the dark...
Portaball 12.5"
Takahashi Mewlon 210
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...and all night long!
Portaball 12.5"
Takahashi Mewlon 210
William Optics 110ED
...and all night long!
Re: Eskimo Nebula from the balcony
Nice shot!
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Re: Eskimo Nebula from the balcony
Nice one. Been a while since I last saw it and you did it in Singapore too!
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Re: Eskimo Nebula from the balcony
it is not a very challenging object brightness wise because it is quite bright.
the big challenge is that it is so tiny that you need a very long focal length. i have been looking for amateur images of the Eskimo and all the good ones are done with RCOS or Planewave instruments, 12.5" to 17" or more. Folks with SCTs can't get much better than the above image...
I think a Mewlon would do a better job..
the big challenge is that it is so tiny that you need a very long focal length. i have been looking for amateur images of the Eskimo and all the good ones are done with RCOS or Planewave instruments, 12.5" to 17" or more. Folks with SCTs can't get much better than the above image...
I think a Mewlon would do a better job..