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Old 08-05-2014, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward View Post
Well, yes, it will.

My neighbour has a similar floodlight on the 2nd storey of his house...which illuminates my dome as well....

Stray reflections can indeed be a problem, but using the dome shutter as a big lens-hood helps.

You can also go narrow band. Running 3-5nm filters you can get great results even with a full moon.

That said, if. you are using a DSLR in that sort of environment.....you are doomed.
no longer have a DSLR - have a moravian G2 with a 10 position filter wheel Peter
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