Final setup on M83

[NenoVento]

Hi all,

Here you have a snapshot of my session last night, testing the final setup I've come with for doing EEVA at home:

I  was concentrated so much in trying to use all the capabilities of my gear (dark, flats, camera cooling and guiding) that I forgot to check the focus. I mean, it somehow doesn't look sharp enough, don't you think?. Maybe I should check the collimation next time.

The gear:

 

The gear:

• Sky-Watcher HEQ5
• Celestron C8 XLT
• Celestron f/6.3 reducer/corrector
• Optolong 2" UHC filter
• ZWO ASI533MC Pro
• Sky-Watcher Evoguide 50-ED
• Optolong 1.25" UHC filter
• ZWO ASI 224MC

The software:

• CDC
• EQMOD
• SharpCap
• PHD

Thanks for looking,

NV

[Mike JW]

Looks like you are now well set up for a fantastic EEVA journey. Always good to check collimation now and again, although in my experience the celestron scopes hold collimation very well - I use to tweak it maybe once a year.

Mike