IIS Member in the news (Atoms)

[traveller]

Congrats to Colin (Atmos) for his ambitious project on the Milky Way
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/milky-way-picture-greensborough-photographer-plans-largest-shot-yet/news-story/7bd9877faf8558c1261571c07c063548
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Bo

[strongmanmike]

Thanks Bo and very cool Col...knew you were up to something.... ;)

Mike

[FlashDrive]

Well done Colin .... nice equipment you have there .... go for it.

Col.:)

[Visionary]

Colin, well done & via your constant work you have a beautiful Astro package.

[Atmos]

Thanks y'all.
This was primarily a promotion for the photograph exhibition that the photograph cub I am apart of is running this coming weekend. The Diamond Valley Leader was doing a quick story on both the oldest club member (Fred mitchel) and the youngest (myself) and they wanted something more interesting than "I take photos of the sky, come to the exhibition!" ;)

The picture I took last year was a proof of concept. A slightly cropped 8x10 panel mosaic but planning on one closer to the FOV of a 10x25 panel.

Still needing an adapter to attach camera to telescope so I threw up my most photogenic telescope, the Mewlon 210 :)

[RickS]

Congrats, Colin. Now get out there and finish that mosaic :lol:

[gaseous]

Well done Colin - might get yourself a mention in "Astronomy" magazine next year!

[issdaol]

Bit of a dodgy looking bugger with dodgy looking gear :poke:

Well done Col :thumbsup:

[Slawomir]

Inspiring work - well done Colin :thumbsup:

[Mamba]

Photogenic!
It's a tube with a big 'ole at one end and a little 'ole at the other, now if you're taking about the tripod.
Good luck with the 210
Dave Cooke

[Atmos]

I have a feeling I need to sacrifice a virgin telescope before I'll see clear skies again :lol:



Don't think I'll be finished by then sadly, will probably take me till Dec next year to finish the never ending processing!



It really is a little dodgy, my QHY163 has been put into the focuser but I'm sure that there isn't a hope in hell that with the current back focus it would never come into focus!
It's all lies!



Still waiting for seeing that's good enough to see any kind of diffraction ring :P With the seeing we've had in Melbourne I don't think I'll ever get it properly collimated :lol: