Eagle and Omega

I had thought that the sequencer option was for people who had more complex setups like filter wheels, multiple targets to schedule, or creating a mosaic. Last night I learned that the sequencer is needed for better communication between the mount and the guiding scope between shots. Without the sequencer, if I want to have communication between my cameras and my mount it requires the sequencer. With it I can automate the process of taking a shot, with the guide scope just doing it's best to track along, then plate solving (the process of analyzing the image to ensure I'm still framed up as I intended) before going on to the next shot. Without this I was getting a lot of tiny red, green, and blue streaks when I would stack all of the images in the morning.

✦ star map ⤢ Eagle and Omega nebulae