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Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro

The Skywatcher HEQ5 mount

NGC7293 The Helix Nebula 17 Sep 2017

I am a little late in uploading this as, i have to admit, I have been struggling with motivation quite a bit lately.  This year has been clouded out almost continuously and even on those nights where there is a parting of the clouds it is only for a couple of hours before they roll…

November 20, 2017 in ASI1600mm-C, NGC7293_Helix, Planetary Nebula, Skywatcher ED80 Black Diamond, Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro.

NGC6334 Cats Paw Nebula

A short imaging run on NGC6334, the Cat’s Paw nebula, in Scorpius taken on 4th August 2016

August 6, 2016 in Atik420, Emission Nebula, Nebula, Skywatcher ED80 Black Diamond, Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro.

HEQ5 Belt Mod

In Progress

December 19, 2015 in Equipment, Mounts, Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro, Tutorial.

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Waxing Crescent Moon
Waxing Crescent Moon

The moon is currently in Aries
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Distance: 57 earth radii
Ecliptic latitude: 3 degrees
Ecliptic longitude: 18 degrees
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