Rho Ophiuci from Bortle 1/2 (Bray Falls)

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Rho Ophiuci from Bortle 1/2

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Rho Ophiuci from Bortle 1/2

The new moon has been absolutely exceptional this month from our new remote observatory project in Texas. I have been staying up until sunrise for the last five days to capture the amazing bortle 1/2 skies! In order to showcase them in the best way possible I got a RASA8 with a 2600MC duo, which makes for a downright insane combination in dark sky conditions. After much deliberation between mono or OSC, I opted for OSC just to have improved efficiency for LRGB targets such as this. I also have a dual narrowband filter which I am testing with this combo to do some deep images.

Our observatories are now fully operational with roof automation and internet, and I am starting the first customer installations today! If you want to learn more about our project please check out our website https://starfront.space/

Our goal is to make remote observing significantly more affordable for astrophotographers.

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RA (center)	16h28m59s.99
RA (top/left)	16h23m15s.43
RA (top/right)	16h25m05s.38
RA (bottom/right)	16h34m52s.93
RA (bottom/left)	16h32m47s.90

Dec (center)	-25°16′21″.6
Dec (top/left)	-23°46′26″.5
Dec (top/right)	-27°03′20″.8
Dec (bottom/right)	-26°45′28″.8
Dec (bottom/left)	-23°28′54″.7

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