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Originally Posted by T-Dogg
Great colouring and detail.
How long did the entire set up take before the magic shot?
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You have to collimate the mirrors perfectly on a bright star which takes me about 5-10 mins then finding the little devil at 12meter fl which is not easy. You wait another 5 mins to preset the exposures for each filter using the histogram (Firecapture software) and just sit and watch to see how seeing is changing before going for the first run. I go for 3 mins per filter.
Lots of watching and waiting with an eye on possible cloud/rain this time of the year in Brisbane, very boring if seeing is avg but steady moments can appear anytime. Cloud came quickly only giving me one run which was unfortunate as things looked promising.
John.