Two lovely clear and moonless nights this week so time to try and remember how on earth to do all this again. Just under 4 hours on M31 Andromeda, ASI294MC Pro, Canon 300mm lens.

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Another first for me, and Irish Damselfly

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Damsels & Dragons out in force today despite the wind and rain. @rspbni.bsky.social
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Got another clear moonless night on Friday so had another play with the ASI294 MC Pro. Loving this step up from a modded DSLR, wishing I'd done this months ago. 3 hrs with a Canon 300m L lens, unguided, 90 sec subs, Flaming Star Nebula. Processed in AffinityPhoto.

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First play over the weekend with a dedicated OSC camera and my mind was blown. Seeing wasn’t particularly good but this is ~1.5hrs total (90 sec subs) and I can’t believe how clear it came out. Shot on a Canon 300m L lens. Can’t wait for more clear sky!

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Just over 3 hours on this, this week, with an 85% moon has been challenging. The Monkeyhead Nebula taken on an astromodded Canon 7D, 300mm + 1.4x converter.

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Not quite 2 hours on this last night with cloud rolling through, but first window I’ve had since 26th Nov. Still beggars and choosers etc.

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I’ll keep the Orion theme running for a bit more ..! I don’t have a telescope but just use my camera and telephoto lenses for these with an HEQ5 Pro mount