Caldwell 80 - NGC5139 - Omega Centauri Globular Cluster - 3/5/2013 (Processed stack)

First test of 4X PowerMate on DSO objects - tracking error evident, but not certain of the cause.

DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 100% of 4 Images ISO 800 300 Sec, 32 DARK @120 Sec, 75 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5

Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Televue 4X 2" Powermate, no filter, Canon 40D DSLR field 26' x 40', Ambient ~14C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS 2.09 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider flashed as QHY5 and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.

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