Observation by Mattia Piccoli: First light of my new telescope!

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Mattia Piccoli

Observer

Mattia Piccoli

Observed

2022 Sep 17 - 19:22

Uploaded

2022 Sep 18 - 16:28

Objects

The Ring Nebula (M57)

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Constellation

Lyra

Field centre

RA: 18^h53^m
Dec: +33°01'
Position angle: +22°58'

Field size

0°08' × 0°09'

Equipment

SkyWatcher Newton 254 / 1000
EQ6
ZWO ASI 224
L-Pro

Exposure

4s X 945frame 300Gain

Location

Italy, Udine

Target name

M57

Title

First light of my new telescope!

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David Basey, Grant Privett, Simon Paul Davis, Philip Jennings, David Davies

Comments

Grant Privett, 2022 Sep 19 - 16:24 UTC

Would the EQ6 allow longer exposures than 4s?

Mattia Piccoli, 2022 Sep 20 - 11:11 UTC

Of course! But that day the seeing was bad and so I shot with such a short shutter speed.

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