First light TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC: M33 – 2018

2018-12-27 18:00-22:00

Clear, no moon, some wind, 99% humidity, 3 degrees C

 

M33

Exposures:

43x60s L

(30+30+30)x60s RGB

30x90s Ha

Rotation:180 degrees

 

First light with new equipment: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector, ZWO OAG, EQMOD and SESTO SENSO robotic focusing motor. Was only going to finetune and test the equipment but the clear weather persisted and I couldn’t resist capturing when looking at the subs. Unfortunately guiding wasn’t perfect due to hard wind (having problems guiding in DEC for some reason).

 

Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader R,G,B,Ha, IDAS LPS-D1, gain 200, offset 50, -20C

Lens: TS-Optics 8″ f/4 UNC Newtonian with GPU Superflat 2″ Coma Corrector

Mount: HEQ5 Pro

QHY 5L-II-M OAG auto guider

Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop

Location: Borås, Sweden

Done