A spring flower with the Sunflower Galaxy

On 04/07/2025 01:00 am by tom cofer | Website | Lakewood Ranch, FL, USA

This was my first time using off axis guiding and it actually worked 🤣! I live in a light polluted area (Bortle 6) and was happy to be able to capture this.

Mount: SW EQ6R Pro
Telescope: Celestron C8
Camera: ASI183MC Pro
Filter: UV/IR
Guiding: OAG w/ ASI220 Mini
Asiair Plus
Lights: 496/180 sec/120 gain/32 F
Calibration: 50 dark/ 50 flat/
50 dark flat