After what I consider a very successful galaxy phase, I then turned my attention to a whole series of globular clusters from the Messier catalog. I had already photographed some of them before, but my Vixen Cassegrain is now much better collimated!
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Session Details:
| Telescope | Vixen VC200L – VISAC |
| Focal Length | 1800mm |
| Erecting Lense | – |
| Camera | Canon EOS R(a) |
| Filter | Bayer Matrix RGGB |
| Mount | Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro, Belt and Hypertuned |
| Guiding Equipment | APM 240mm |
| Guiding Camera | ToupTek GPM462M |
| Photography Date | 04/30/2025 |
| Exposure-Time Lights | 30x300s |
| Correction frames | FLATS, BIASES, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | ISO 1600 |
| Processing Date | 05/17/2025 |
| Software Stack | Stellarmate OS, PixInsight, Affinity Photo |
| Capture Place | Koblenz, Germany |
