Series 1

Telescope: William Optics Fluorostar 91 w/ Flat 6A III Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro Filter Wheel: ZWO EFW 7x36mm

  • ZWO Premium L 36mm unmounted
  • ZWO Premium R 36mm unmounted
  • ZWO Premium G 36mm unmounted
  • ZWO Premium B 36mm unmounted
  • ZWO H-a 7nm 36mm unmounted
  • ZWO O-III 7nm 36mm unmounted
  • ZWO S-II 7nm 36mm unmounted Guiding: ZWO OAG-L with ZWO ASI290MM Mini

Not terrible for a first attempt! The prisim of the off-axis guider is intruding onto the image sensor, this will be fixed in the next imaging series. There is also quite a lot of dust on the filters already so I’m looking forward to cleaning them.

Flat field image showing the effect of the guide prism
Flat field image showing the effect of the guide prism

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