First light (Newton 360/1500) - 8 May 2010
This night was a holiday for me. My new mount in my new observatory began to carry a new telescope – 36cm Newton. The sky was not absolutely clear and it was often very foggy, however, for testing it was good enough.
I chose one of the best-known globular cluster in the sky (M13) because its position was quite high and I had had some other pictures of it to compare with. Unfortunately, weather conditions got worse and had to wait and wait. There were only a few moments adequate for taking photos during the night.
| Optics: | Newton 36cm + Paracorr |
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| Focal: | 1725mm (1500mm*1,15 due to comacorrector) |
| Aperature: | 4,8 |
| Exposure: | 7x120s |
| Date & time: | 7 May 2010 at 22:05 UTC |
| Location: | Central Europe, Slovakia, Cadca, village Zakopcie |
| Atmosphere: | fog |
| Camera: | modified Canon 350D |
