Tag: Orion

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A stunning widefield view of Orion’s belt by Danny Pearce taken on the 28th Feb 2026.  Danny used an Askar FRA400 on a HEQ5 mount with .7x reducer to give a FL of 280mm. The camera was a PlayerOne Poseidon-M mono (IMX571) and a Ha filter was used.

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A super collection of images taken by member George Buckberry on the 8th and 9th November 2025 using his Dwarf3 smart scope.  

The Moon:  16 subs at 1/400^th S exposure, Gain=0 and a Vis filter.

Details of how George took the rest of his images with the Dwarf3 are on written the photos.

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Images by Leigh Slomer

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Image by Leigh Slomer - no details provided[/caption]

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