Kind proud of this polar align result

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Rick Miller avatar
New to astrophotography, the AM5 mount and the ASIAIR Plus. On my third night out I pretty much lucked into this polar alignment result. I doubt that I’ll ever match or best it in the future.

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Eric Gagne avatar
You spent over 15 minutes on it, it's not luck, it's a job well done smile
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