M1 Crab Nebula

Posted: Feb 11th, 2026

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Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Explore Scientific ED102 Essential Series

Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro

Mount: EQ6R-Pro

Guide Scope: William Optics 32x120

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI220MM Mini

Software: Siril, Photoshop

Exposure:

40 x 300" ISO/Gain: 101

Orange, Bortle 6 zone:

Leander, United States

Feb 9th, 2026

3 h 20 m

Resolution: 2179x1953 px

Scale: 19011 KB

I’m still struggling with the guiding. My goal is around 0.75 arcseconds, but tweaking the settings doesn’t seem to help much.

Honestly, I’m starting to think the mount might be the problem.

Technical Info

RA: 5h 34.5m

Dec: +22° 1'

Distance: 6500 light-year

Magnitude (V): 8.4

NGC 1952 info on 09 Feb 2026

14:00Rises over 15° - 15:15

03:45Sets bellow 15° - 02:30

81°Max Altitude - 20:45

19:37 - 02:15 Available - 6.63 hours

Moon Info

01:07

11:32

44%

Sun Info

07:18

18:15

Astronight: 19:37 - 05:56

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Nice 1-st shoot)

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