Full res here - https://i.imgur.com/920FNWb.jpeg
Other wide field shots here - https://photos.app.goo.gl/DrBxobexE9qLU8kbA
or
https://imgur.com/gallery/bFo3ZxQ
I was trialing out
my new iOptron CEM120 with a few, smaller scopes to push my
wide-field
skills. I noticed something concerning
right out of the gate with the C8i and overly simple right angle bracket that
was not properly aligned on the axis of the OTA's rotation. I was worried the mount was off so I swapped
this setup:
For this one!
I removed the 4" Achromatic refractor and placed a better quality but smaller 200mm zoom lens in it's place. It's the same imaging setup, a Canon 60Da with 200mm Canon EF 70-200 mm f4L IS USM that was on the Orange tube (the photo is old but the rest is the same. I used the main OTA to do the guiding, which I know is overkill but it works!
I'm pretty happy with the results on the CEM120 and now need to figure out astroberry or get a 2nd Win10 computer for NINA!
