Two weeks ago I met Al Lamperti and Joe Lamb up at BMVO for a night out under clear, transparent skies. I decided to try using my old but trusty Celestron C9.25 as the OTA in my astrophotgraphy setup to see how it would perform with a recently acquired Starizona 0.63x focal reducer/flattener. I chose M13 as my target and was pleasantly by the results.
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro (cooled to -10ºC)
OTA: Celestron C9.25 with Starizona 0.63x Focal Reducer/Field Flattener (F.L. ~1,600mm)
Mount: iOptron CEM40
Filter: UV/IR Block
Integration: 65 mins (13 x 5min subs)
Pre & Post Processing: PixInsight
Image Presentation Template: Photoshop CS5.1
Clear skies,
Gary