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Old 26-10-2009, 04:08 PM
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

I'm wondering what sort of AP results I could get with equipment I already own.

1. I have a CG-4 equatorial mount with drive motors.
2. I have a Fujifilm Finepix S9500 camera, 9mp, with full manual control and a 28mm to 300mm zoom lens.
3. I have reasonably dark skies, 80km North of Melbourne.

If I'm careful about setting up the mount I can track the stars.
The camera limits me to maximum exposures of 30 seconds.

Questions...

Do I take a number of exposures of 30 seconds, zoomed to 300mm, with the shutter at f2.8, then stack them?
Doing this, would I get over exposed bright stars?

What would be the best settings to start off with, choosing for example, to point the camera in the direction of Orion?

What should I avoid doing?
What should I not waste time doing?

I guess I should get out there and try different things, but some basic guidelines would be appreciated!

Cheers
Chris
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