M45, with Vixen R200SS
Another result from this first light with my new mount (EQ6)
and my new prime focus instrument, a Vixen R200SS Newton f/4 reflector.
Guiding was done manually with a 80mm f/15 refractor at a magnification of 80x,
Only slight image adjustments were done in PS!
Equipment:
Teleskope: Vixen R200SS 8" Newton f/4
Reducer/Corrector: Coma Corrector
Camera: Nikon F3 HP - at prime focus
f / Stop: f/4
Film: Kodak Elitechrome 200
Exposure: 25 minutes
Conditions: fair (Vogelsberg, Germany)
Date: February, 2002
© 2001 Aike M. Voelker