M63-The Sunflower Galaxy

I reworked my Edge 8 setup over this last rainy season so this was the first time out. Worked pretty well especially since its a fairly large SCT on a CG5 class mount with a separate guidescope - a little undermounted and OAGs typically the better choice.

A few bugs, but I was surprised really.

 

I did bite the bullet and get a reducer. It was either that or a really expensive new mount.

 

Some data from last year's newt included (mostly for color), but primarily the Edge.

 

Equipment

 

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses

Celestron Edge 8 · Meade Starfinder 8

Imaging Cameras

Canon 450D modified baader) Canon baader modified dslr

Mounts

Meade LX70 · Losmandy GM-8

Accessories

Baader MPCC coma corrector · Celestron 0.7x Focal Reducer for EdgeHD 8

Software

Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4

Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses

Svbony 60mm guidescope

Guiding Cameras

ZWO ASI120MM

 

Acquisition details

 

Dates:

Feb. 22, 2022

Frames:

138x60" (2h 18')

Integration:

2h 18'

Avg. Moon age:

20.62 days

Avg. Moon phase:

65.95%

 

Basic astrometry details

 

Astrometry.net job: 5524639

 

RA center: 13h15m47s.8

 

DEC center: +42°01′26″

 

Pixel scale: 0.706 arcsec/pixel

 

Orientation: 316.170 degrees

 

Field radius: 0.437 degrees

 

Resolution: 2719x3532

 

Data source: Backyard

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