Hi all and happy new year 2023.
In 10 days or so I am arriving in Australia (Sydney) for a short stay to see my grandkids.
They are based near Coffs Harbour
So I arrive in Sydney and drive up, returning 30th to fly back on 31st.
I have some of the kit needed to start (no star tracker though) but no real experience at all. I have with me a Nikon D3300 and a selection of lenses, and a digital remote control for the camera, a lot of memory modules and batteries.
I also have a 2nd Nikon D3300 but with the IR filter removed. I have yet to get a decent photo out of it though no matter how I play with the RAW images in Gyimp It is still too red.
so not thinking of bringing that camera with me, or my Scope due to it's size.
In short... anyone in the Coffs Harbour area got a couple of hours to help an old cluts like me introduce my grand kids to Astronomy and Astro photography. Back in the UK it is far too cold for my old bones to do astronomy for more than a couple of hours a year. The warm nights also coincide with thick cloud usually
Any advice or help appreciated. Grand kids are 10 and 8 years old.
Keep smiling
