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Just a continuation of my post of M109 a couple days back. A wide field view thru my 80 APO showing just how close M109 is to the star Phecda, mag 2.4, in the dipper's bowl. Quite a contrast in brightness, maybe even interfering with visual views.
Imaged in AT80LE doublet APO with ASI1600MC-cool, gain 200, offset 50, temp -20C, 46 minutes total in 2 minute subs. Done 2 years ago in APR 2019 riding on Meade 16 while shooting M109 thru Atik camera.
Clear skies,
Steve
Scopes; Meade 16 LX200, AT80LE, plus bunch just sitting around gathering dust
Cameras; Atik 460ex mono, Zwo ASI1600MC-cool, QHY5L-II color and mono