Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corona Australis (CrA)  ·  Contains:  12.62  ·  12.79  ·  760 Massinga  ·  96 Aegle  ·  Alfecca Meridiana  ·  Alfecca Meridiana (α CrA)  ·  HD172910  ·  HD172951  ·  HD172969  ·  HD173104  ·  HD173105  ·  HD173122  ·  HD173147  ·  HD173148  ·  HD173232  ·  HD173255  ·  HD173257  ·  HD173305  ·  HD173324  ·  HD173337  ·  HD173356  ·  HD173357  ·  HD173393  ·  HD173443  ·  HD173464  ·  HD173486  ·  HD173487  ·  HD173488  ·  HD173489  ·  HD173505  ·  And 584 more.
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Radagast., Andrew Murrell
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My wife asked what I wanted for my Anniversary present, and I wasn't going to pass up on a new piece of equipment. I had purchased the Samyang 135mm lens for wide field shots, so I requested the mounting bracket for the lens so I could mount it properly on the EQ6-R.  It was easy to put together and mount all of the items I wanted like the ASIAIR and the focus motor. I had a quick play when it arrived but the weather gods in Australia haven't been kind the last few years. This was the first new moon opportunity where I was in a Bortel 2 sky. My first target was the Corona Australis region as it has fascinated me for a long time. The field of nothing comes up beautifully in the 8" but I wanted to try and capture the entire nebula complex. Unfortunately, high cloud coming in prevented me getting the number of shots I really wanted but I did manage nearly 50 shots.

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