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I’ve got a couple backlogged Galaxy images to post, so let’s get started!!!
Here is M 51, one of the most iconic galaxies that you can take pictures of. It’s actually a pair of galaxies that are interacting with each other. It’s about 55 million light years from Earth, so don’t forget to fill up the tank before you head out. 🙂
For those of you with “eagle eyes”, in the upper right hand corner you can likely see another galaxy that’s very small and narrow (since we are looking at it edge-on). This is IC 4263 and it is about 123 million light years from Earth. Ya…
I took this picture from my driveway over the course of 2 nights (2022-02-05 and 08). It is an LRGB image using a ZWO ASI2600MM camera attached to my Celestron C8 SCT. Processed in PixInsight. Enjoy and Share! 🙂

I finally have been able to publish updates to my Shared Advanced Sequences for NINA. Need a starting point to get you going in the Advanced Sequencer, or just some complete and tested sequences? Here you go! All imaging sequences here include best practice configuration and features like Center after Drift, Autofocus on HFR Increase, and Dithering. There are also some Startup Sequences and a few additional extras in there as well. Let me know if you have any questions!

Patriot Astro's Shared Advanced Sequences (UPDATED!) NINA's new Advanced Sequencer is amazingly powerful and will take your telescope hobby and astrophotography to the next level! It can ensure you are taking a...