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M45 HyperStar Shakedown

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Was testing out the new HyperStar and gathered 119 45-second subs before the winds became too strong to image accurately. HyperStar gathers light 25x faster than the unmodified EdgeHD.

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Image details

Telescope:   Celestron EdgeHD 9.25 (HyperStar)
Length:   525mm
Aperture:   235mm
F-stop:   f/2.55
Sessions:   1
Captured:   2024-01-16 to 2024-01-16
Lights:   119
Exposure:   45
Total exposure:   1 h
Ra:   3h 46m 44.7s
Dec:   +24° 06' 58.852
Size:   092.40 x 070.80 arcmin
Radius:   000.971 deg
Scale:   000.93 arcsec/pixel
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