By Bill Kozar | 2024-12-04
Heart & Soul (sing a few bars to yourself)
On 12/05/2024 01:00 am by Andy Dungan | Website | Near Cotopaxi, Colorado USA
Sometime in the last couple of months I got a great pic of the Heart Nebula (with Fish Head at the bottom). Heart & Soul are so close together that I decided to do a combined pic. My first (and only) telescope is an Askar V. I love it because it can be configured into 6 different focal lengths. This one was taken at the 270mm (f4.5) configuration and provided excellent framing. For anyone thinking of their first telescope I highly recommend the Askar V. I probably take pics at 600mm the most, but last night I needed 270mm. Sure glad I had it.
ASI2600MC Pro gain100, Askar V@270f4.5', 49 10 min exposures + flats/darks
AM5/ASIair+, Askar OAG with ASI174mini for guiding
Affinity Photo 2 to stack/process, Starnet2 to separate stars