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Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo, NM, Mexico, USA
07:50 pm
Telescope: Celestron NexStar Evolution 9.25 235mm f/10 Schmidt Cassegrain white 1001.4
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ-6R PRO Computerized Equatorial Mount - S30300
Camera: ZWO-ASI2600MCPRO
Starizona Hyperstar 4 HS4-C925
ZWO AsiAir Pro WiFi Camera Controller
ZWO Standard Electronic Automatic Focuser EAF-5V
Optolong L-Pro 2" Multiband pass filter
Dew Heater Astrozap
Dew Shield Celestron
ZWO 30F4 Miniscope
ZWO ASI462MC
Samsung Cellular phone
3TB External drive
Sandisk 512gb
Images downloaded to Bridge
Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker
Processed in Photoshop
For long years I have been photographing our very own Milky Way. This is my first exploration to photograph galaxies like the M81 and M82 in this image. There is always a feeling of awe upon experiencing the so called "first time." First exploration, first time to photograph, and first image. Though it was so cold out there...but the excitement of having the first time really arouses my interest.
