Entry level equatorial mounts don’t tack accurately for longer than 60 seconds. It gets even harder to track precisely with longer focal lengths. Guiding is the answer and my next major goal in improving the astrophotography setup. By guiding, you can keep exposing for much longer times (5-15min and even beyond). That will allow you […]
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First image with telescope
Last Updated on September 4, 2019
Happy as a 5 year old
My first telescope arrived today, the Orion ST80. I decided to get this as my first scope for two reasons. First it is extremely cheap, since its an achromat. Yet, it is a very popular refractor size – 80mm aperture with a 400mm focal length. This scope is widely used as a guide scope, which […]