Widefields, Crux-Carina & Centaurus-Crux

[Rob_K]

Just experiments using (believe it or not!) Windows Picture and Fax Viewer for the final processing. Comments welcome, whether you love or hate them!
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...5.jpg~original
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...m.jpg~original

The 'panoramas' each use three frames taken at 55mm with a Canon 650D on a Vixen Polarie startracker, stitched in PanoramaPlus3. Each frame is a stack of four 30-sec subs shot at ISO 6400, F/5.6.

Cheers -

[BeanerSA (Paul)]

I like 'em!

[Paul Haese]

I like your minimalist ideas Rob. Well done. I am a bit surprised you have moved off from the EQ1 from years gone by and now onto the Polarie.

Always a pleasure to view your images, in particular your unique comet shots.

[Regulus (Trevor)]

That's a pretty good return on your efforts Rob, really nice.

Trev

[Rob_K]

Thanks all.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

I am a bit surprised you have moved off from the EQ1 from years gone by and now onto the Polarie.

Hehe, some people would say I've sold out! I do miss the therapeutic benefits of the painstaking turn of the slow-mo knob on a wobbly mount while keeping a star centred in the reticle. Wait on, what am I saying? The hell I do!

Cheers -

[Rex]

Nicely Done Rob!

[astroboof (Steve McN)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

I like your minimalist ideas Rob. Well done. I am a bit surprised you have moved off from the EQ1 from years gone by and now onto the Polarie.

Always a pleasure to view your images, in particular your unique comet shots.

Yeah! I had to read the OP twice Rob, to make sure I hadn't lost the plot.. again..- 'twas a shock to read you are sporting such fancy things as a polarie! Well there you go, anything is possible. Only kidding.

Those are quite nice images, and once again, a good reminder that it is not what bling you have, but what you make of it that really matters.

Cheers for those,
humble servant,
boof.