{"id":1593,"date":"2023-03-26T16:53:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T21:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gifnet.us\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2023-03-26T16:54:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T21:54:40","slug":"m5-a-frustrating-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gifnet.us\/?p=1593","title":{"rendered":"M5 – A Frustrating Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

M5, a single sub @ 180 seconds, taken with SVBony SV405CC, (294 clone), using C8-A at 1565mm fl and UV_IR filter. No calibration frames of any kind, what you see is truly what you get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I got the C8 beginning of last summer and it’s been frustrating, to say the least, to finally get to the point that I can put up a clean image with it. Between the lack of clear skies and various attempts to get OAG guiding working, never happened, I ended up using a ring mounted SVBony 501P 70\/400. I haven’t put much out since I’ve been focused solely on getting the C8 up and running. I got the C8 in July and was able to use it for the first time in November. I was out every time since then that there was even a glimpse of a clear sky, which wasn’t very often these last five months, never once got the OAG to illuminate the 290. I suspect it has something to do with gain. Balancing was truly a pain in the backside and the mount is running at 59% rated capacity, but I managed about .7 rms. Sky quality was average to below average seeing with above average transparency. I learned a LOT about guiding these last few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ended up with only one sub because once again after about five hours of struggling to get things in focus and some decent guiding calibration, the sky gods blew in.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hello all, M5, a single sub @ 180 seconds, taken with SVBony SV405CC, (294 clone), using C8-A at 1565mm fl and UV_IR filter. No calibration frames of any kind, what you see is truly what you get. I got the C8 beginning of last summer and it\u2019s been frus\u2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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