This image was taken just before the long exposure of M51. For the first time, my CG5-GT mount managed to track for more than three minutes and stars look round and sharp!. The image has been slightly smoothed to attenuate the ugly visual effect of the Bayer mask.
To see a world in a grain of sand
and heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
and eternity in an hour
- Blake (1757-1827) -
ESAC Astronomy Club
This club was founded within the ESAC Social Committee to bring together all the "real" and "hobby" astronomers who have fun looking at the night sky with or without telescopes or binoculars.