Observation by Ian Jarrett: First Light Looking at M109

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Ian Jarrett

Observer

Ian Jarrett

Observed

2025 Jan 03 - 01:00

Uploaded

2025 Jan 04 - 16:58

Objects

M109
UGC 6969
UGC 6940
UGC 6923

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 11^h57^m
Dec: +53°22'
Position angle: +91°11'

Field size

0°38' × 0°25'

Equipment

ZWO ASI294MC-PRO
ZWO IR-Cut Filter
Edge HD 9.25" SCT
Celestron x0.7 Reducer

Exposure

87 x 180s

Location

Hampshire, Bortle 4

Target name

M109

Title

First Light Looking at M109

About this image

This is first light with a Celestron Edge HD 9.25" SCT. It was the first clear dry night in weeks, but since this was also the first time with a new OTA everything that could go wrong did go wrong. After several hours in the cold, and not wanting to waste the evening completely, I eventually slewed to M109 and began shooting. Since I still have focus issues to resolve I did not bother with any calibration subs, so this is as basic as it gets. However, for a botched job, I'm pretty pleased with the results and the future looks promising.

Files associated with this observation

M109.jpg (1.9 MB)

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