July 25, 2001

My first real (poor) deep sky images. Because the C8 is not equipped with a focal reducer, the FOV is much to narrow on the CCD to use it for deep sky at the moment. I've mounted my 80mm Shorttube on the C8 instead, using the quickcam on the 80mm's wider field and faster f/5 for DSO imaging.

M13, 40 second exposure, hand-guided. I did not perform a correct dark frame exposure, so there's significant noise.
M13, 40 second exposure, hand-guided. I did not perform a correct dark frame exposure, so there's significant noise.
Today's raw, unprocessed images.

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