NGC 7380 The "Wizard" Nebula

 Posted: Aug 14th, 2025
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Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 150/750PDS
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Mount: JUWEI 14
Guide Scope: Svbony sv 106 60mm
Guide Camera: ASI120mm
Software: Siril, Pixinsight, Photoshop
Accessories: Asiair Mini
Exposure:
37 x 300" ISO/Gain: 100 - Svbony sv 220 dual band
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Smolenskaya Oblast Aleksinskiy Astrodomik, Russia
 Aug 13th, 2025
3 h 5 m
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Resolution: 2726x2787 px
Scale: 11751 KB
Taken with the Moon at 75% visibility.
Initially, things just didn't work out with this nebula. And the autofocuser created out-of-focus images, so another 10 frames had to be discarded.
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  14 Aug, 2025
  3 h 5 m
Taken with the Moon at 75% visibility. Initially, things just didn't work out with this nebula. And the autofocuser created out-of-focus images, so another 10 f…
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I'm also shooting it now and threw out 10 frames of 5-minute exposures—easy to do. The mount is shaking near the meridian...
24 Sep, 2025 Reply

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