First attempt at the Trifid with Veronica. The G11 and the motor focuser are really helping.
It’s so low that I had to wait for it to rise above the doorway of the observatory, then I just let it run for 2 hours, and ended up throwing away 12 frames (of 60) due to the object going behind the pine, the palm, and the roof.
But, 48 frames of 2 minutes is not too bad on the Trifid; I had enough degrees of freedom to make the sky background go dark.
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Another beautiful night.