M27 Dumbbell Nebula August 1st, 2026 Orion(Celestron) 9.25" SCT --> Celestron 6.3 Focal Reducer --> ZWO ASI585MC Pro This is how things turned out after re-centering the corrector plate and getting a better collimation. Just under an hour of integration time.. would have been nice to get more but some pesky clouds cut my night short. Stars are in much better shape here. I did notice a slight tilt but acceptable. 341x 10 second shots. Near full moon.

M27 Dumbbell Nebula July 28th, 2026 Orion(Celestron) 9.25" SCT --> Celestron 6.3 Focal Reducer --> ZWO ASI585MC Pro Tuning up my old SCT. Looks like it still needs some adjustments as the optics are not quite aligned. Rough collimation did not do the trick here as the stars needed a lot of help. I'll see what re-centering the corrector plate and getting a better collimation will do for it. This does show the power of a larger telescope though as the time on target was minimal. 55x 10 second shots. Near full moon but seems like steady skies.

M27 Dumbbell Nebula July 9th, 2026 William Optics 80mm Flourite Doublet --> ZWO ASI585MC Pro Checked this one off my to do list. 122x 90 second shots under somewhat wet but stable skies