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First serious attempt AstroPhoto

ZeRoY · 2012-11-24 19:10:36

This is my first serious attempt at AP from last night/this morning. LXD75 N6AT polar aligned then drift aligned using APT, unguided. Because of drift not precise and a possible scope unbalance exposures over 60-70" had star trails so I stayed within those limits. Camera in use was Canon 1100D @ Prime Focus. Started…

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#32 09-01-2013 1:47pm
ZeRoY

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keane2097 wrote: »

Christ almighty, that's incredible.

I was going to go with a Skyliner 200P Parabolic Dobsonian starting off, but tempted to hold fire and splash out more after seeing your pics!

Note that example is not my pic! I hope to be able to do this soon however!

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