Testing, calibration, adjustment.....

Its time to familiarize with the new telescope, its bigger, more heavy and hopefully a bit better than the old one! Time will tell if this scope will deliver and fulfill expectations... so far I have been shooting a few "test images"with a low integration time/stack.

M82 also known as NGC 3034 or Cigar Galaxy (Zwo Asi 585MC and a steady guiding on the EQ6R Pro)

Moon shots ( Zwo Asi 678MC + Powermate 2,5x)

Abell 2218 is a large cluster of galaxies over 2 billion light-years from Earth. This cluster has so much mass that it acts as a huge lens and magnifies and distorts galaxies lying behind it. These distorted galaxies can be seen as long arcs.

Gravitational lensing in Abell 2218 captured with the new 12 inch Newtonian ( Zwo asi 585MC) on a very dark and clear October night 2025. Even though these arc's are faint, they are still visible. The source galaxy or galaxies responsible for this phenomena are respectively 9,4 billion and 7,1 billion light years away:)