[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Andy01

This is looking good - will be well worth the wait when done.

Having also been through collimation & tilt hell this season, I know how truly frustrating and rewarding this hobby can be sometimes when sh#t doesn't go according to plan!

Hang in there Marcus, all these niggles are eventually solvable!

Thanks Andy. I've done a system restore to before my last imaging session in July. Not tested yet but fingers are crossed.

Originally Posted by Atmos

That’s an awful lot of IFN there Marcus! I’ve attempted this once with a 5” refractor and it’s a pretty faint sucker.

Thanks Colin. Most renditions don't show the IFN - with a couple of notable exceptions. Even my Grose Vale data (NW Sydney) was starting to show it. Another 5 or so hours of Lum in Bortle 2 skies should really make it pop!

Originally Posted by DavidTrap

I reckon you need to give Voyager a go - very impressed with my trial thus far!

DT

CCDAP/TSX has been very stable for umpteen years so I won't be changing. It's more than likely a windows update (that I don't remember doing) changed something. Never a again though!!

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Looking good Marcus. I lost 2 and half really good nights at my dark site because my autoguiding setup suddenly would not work.

Astro is like that.

Have you recently done a windows update? I lost data a few times because I had windows update set to 3am and it interrupted an imaging run.

Greg.

Thanks Greg! Suspecting a Win update. We'll see if my system restore (back to before my last session in July) does the trick

Originally Posted by Placidus

That's the DEEPEST Barnard's Gx We've ever seen.

Thanks very much M&T!

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

Gee whiz, a lot lurking in there. The effort has been worth while.

Thanks Rodney! Much more work to do on it but it's coming along nicely I think.

Originally Posted by h0ughy

Teasing

As for the computer some recent updates have been a PITA . It just has to be a small change somewhere in your process setting up.

It looks like an interesting project

Cheers Houghy! I've never had an issue like this on my Obs lappy but I very rarely do a Win update on it. Hopefully the system restore works.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Looks excellent. The final will be a corker.
PCs are a love/hate relationship. Can't do without them though.

Cheers Marc. I'm excited about how it will eventually turn out - but it will probably be next season before it's finished.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Looking pretty good there so far Marcus

There is indeed a lot of galactic cirrus/molecular dust in that region!

Mike

Thanks mate! The difference in darkness between Grose Vale (Bortle 4) and here (Bortle 2) is amazing. So much more contrasty! Loving it!