"You're a wizard, Duo!" - Wizard Nebula - NGC7380 (HOO) (Ped)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: HD215286 · HD215588 · HD215605 · HD215606 · HD215771 · HD215806 · HD215835 · HD215907 · HD216248 · HD216411 · HD216448 · HD216533 · HD240047 · HD240068 · LBN 506 · LBN 511 · LBN 513 · LDN 1200 · NGC 7380 · PK107-00.1 · Sh2-142 · Sh2-143

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"You're a wizard, Duo!" - Wizard Nebula - NGC7380 (HOO)

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This was a test image for a camera I just purchased mainly for travel, the ASI2600MC Duo. As much as I'd love to carry all my astro gear (filters, rotator, etc) with me on trips, luggage space is at a premium when traveling with the family. The simplicity of a OSC camera with a built-in guider was too appealing. This camera will live on my AP Stowaway.

Rather than do the usual unguided imaging run after creating a model, I wanted to see what I could get with only a rough polar alignment (a single pass with Polemaster), no model, and a 4nm dualband filter in front of the guider. I'm impressed! PHD2 was able to find stars to guide at 1s exposure (note this is with a 4nm filter and at f/7), but I chose to guide at 4s. I suspect that with a proper model and "bump" guiding, results will be even better. After I dial in tilt, I'll also need to test the Duo guider with my 0.8x reducer (f/5.3), which has a smaller image circle - at 40mm - but should be even easier to find suitable stars to guide with.

I suppose now I need to go shopping for a lightweight/portable mount. The Rainbow Astro RST-135E seems to have everything I want, except the price!

Taken in my backyard in very light polluted East London, UK.

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RA (center)	22h47m09s.90
RA (top/left)	22h42m14s.58
RA (top/right)	22h41m45s.92
RA (bottom/right)	22h51m48s.90
RA (bottom/left)	22h52m52s.29

Dec (center)	+58°01′49″.5
Dec (top/left)	+59°05′03″.9
Dec (top/right)	+57°01′52″.5
Dec (bottom/right)	+56°57′57″.1
Dec (bottom/left)	+59°00′50″.9

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