21:03 – 05:39
Bob, Dave and GingerGeek playing with the Tak 102 this evening and just image for 2 minutes on various targets.
Slewed to the Double Cluster first.
Focus position was 564 from the last time we used it a long time, it is now 578.
Took a 2 minute exposure
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Double_Cluster_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to M75 the Little Dumbell. Needed to take a 5 min exposure to see
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/M76_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-SCNR-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to M34 Open Cluster.
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/M34_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to NGC 1023 a barred spiral galaxy. Took 5mins exposure at 22:12.
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NGC1023_barred_spiral_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-Hist-SCNR-1024x680.jpg)
GingerGeek went off to bed whilst Dave and Bob continued.
Slewed to NGC 1260 a lenticular galaxy in Perseus.
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NGC1260_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-SCNR-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to NGC 1545 an open cluster but it was behind the house.
Slewed to IC 1848 the Soul nebula.
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IC1848_Soul_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to Heart nebula.
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IC1805_Heart_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to IC 1831 an HII cloud.
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IC1831_Nebula_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to IC 1795 nebula.
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IC1795_Nebula_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
We found at this point that some of the images were trailing at 2 minutes in the East so we started to use guiding.
Slewed to NGC 1245 open cluster. [not imaged]
Slewed to NGC 1220 open cluster. [not imaged]
Slewed to NGC 1528 open cluster at 23:37
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NGC1528_Open_Cluster_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Dave went off to bed whilst Bob continued.
Slewed to IC 1795 Nebula.
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IC1795_Nebula_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to IC 1831 Nebula.
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IC1831_Nebula_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1-1024x680.jpg)
Bob then slewed back to a number of the objects as they had trailed including, IC 1805 Heart Nebula, IC1848 Soul Nebula, IC 1260, NGC 1023 barred spiral, M34, M76, Double Cluster
Mars at 1:47am
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Mars_cfd_d_ABE-hist-SCNR-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to M31
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/M32_guided_600s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-SCNR-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to M52
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/M52_guided_300s_3_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to NGC 457
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NGC457_guided_600s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to IC 1590
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IC1590_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to NGC 7789
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NGC7789_120s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to NGC 129
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NGC129_guided_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to NGC 225
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NGC225_300s_cfd_d_ABE-hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to IC59
![](https://imt.gingergeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IC59_300s_cfd_d_ABE_Hist-1024x680.jpg)
Slewed to IC83 [no image]
Bob completed imaging at 05:39am