The Rosette Nebula
Channel: Astrobloke
Date: 2022-01-28

VW Campervan T5 (Astrobus) adventure to Suffolk Dark Site. The Rosette Nebula with the 130PD

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I take the Astrobus out on its 2nd dark sky trip and meet up with another Astrophotographer called Simon of Simon's Astro, Please check out his channel and show him some support https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH7N5F4YxLIerbusS2CSFiw

We took images of the Rosette Nebula. I was using my 130pds and 294mm pro on my last outing of the fantastic HEQ5 Pro. After buying the EQ8 my EQ6 became my outing and garden rig so the HEQ5 was sold to Simon who was looking for a 2nd set up.
On a cold dark night we had a good Astrophotography session and catch up, hope you enjoy our adventure 

Clear skies all

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