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Started by chrisnardone, 02/16/2009 06:28PM
Posted 02/16/2009 06:28PM | Edited 02/16/2009 07:12PM Opening Post
Bought new setup and have been decimated by clouds for weeks. It was supposed to rain last night, but I took a peek before bed. There was an opening around orion so I raced to set up. No polar alignment (because of clouds) other than facing north and adjusting based on drift of Orion. Finally got it close enough for starshoot autoguider to start tracking. Kept shots to 30sec to minimize field rotation. Onyx 80mm ed guided through 6" SCT both side by side on CG-5. Stacked with DSS no clue what I'm doing there. All comments appreciated. Very little experience here.

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Posted 02/17/2009 01:00AM #1
Chris that looks real nice for a first attempt!

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