Quite a mess preceded this photo. I had to wait quite a long time for my Baader first. It had to undergo optimization. This was then carried out to my fullest satisfaction.
Following that, in the same vein, I also swapped out my control hardware, transitioning from a notebook with Ubuntu and EKOS/INDI to a Raspberry Pi 5 with Stellarmate OS and EKOS/INDI.
This image is thus the first photo in the new, now fully upgraded stage of my Baader Travel Companion. And this just before the galaxy season kicks off and I’ll be switching telescopes.
Full resolution on Astrobin:
Technical overview
| Telescope | Baader Travel Companion 95/580 |
| Focal Length | 590mm |
| Erecting Lense | Baader M68 Field Flattener |
| Camera | CANON EOS R(a) |
| Guiding Equipment | Pegasus Astro Indigo OAG |
| Guiding Camera | QHY 5-III-462C |
| Mount | Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro, Belt and Hypertuned |
| Photography Date | 03/03/2024 |
| Exposure-Time Lights | 25x300s |
| Correction frames | FLATS, BIASES, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | ISO 1600 |
| Processing Date | 03/04/2024 |
| Software Stack | Stellarmate OS/EKOS/INDI, PixInsight, Affinity Photo |
| Capture Place | Koblenz, Germany |
