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Another couple of 127 Mak Messier objects

Hot on the heels of my “success” with M13, I decided to have a try at M3 and M5. I suffered the same problems with unusable subs for exactly the same reasons: it’s really pushing the mount too hard to … Continue reading

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DSO Imaging with a 127 Mak

It’s often said that slow focal ratio telescopes are unsuitable for DSO imaging and in the general case I’d probably agree. However, having seen a few other imaging attempts with a 127 Mak I thought it might be interesting to … Continue reading

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First ASI120MC images

A montage of images from my first decent run out with the ASI120MC (in the 127 Mak). Clearly I was a bit heavy-handed with the gain and the equatorial belt is a little burnt out, but ok for an unfamiliar … Continue reading

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