Last night worked out a lot better than I thought it would!

[malcircuit@pixelfed.social]

Last night worked out a lot better than I thought it would!

I'm really glad I bought that new tripod and mount. It was a lot of money, but dang, my 130PHQ is a workhorse now. I was expecting some major tracking problems with the wind last night, but that rig is solid as a rock.

A crop of the luminance filter stack of the Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy (M109) from last night:

#astronomy #astrophotography