Neptune and Triton, I think

Neptune is not that hard to find, in theory. Add light blinding pollution, a not so accurate polar alignment and some passing clouds, and it becomes a PITA.

The other thing is, that IF the object I photographed is indeed Neptune AND Triton, the moon is off  compared to Stellarium. I intentionally photographed a reference star too, so I could put it on a map. However, the map itself is the DSS and some stars may have just moved away.

The gear: N 150/750, 2x Barlow and empty extension tubes, the ASI 224 MC camera, on the HEQ5 mount, in the city. 2018-09-11 22:26Z, ie 2018-09-12 1:26 local time.

Neptune(?) and a reference star

Neptune(?) and a reference star

sharpened

sharpened

sharpened, looking for other stars

sharpened, looking for other stars

Stellarium overlayed

Stellarium overlayed

Triton seems slightly (about an hour) off

Triton seems slightly (about an hour) off

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