ETA CARINA..yes i know not another one

[skeltz]

Well folks i finally got my stl11000m going after waiting a couple of weeks for the right adapters...so heres the very first light...eta carina ..8 x 60 sec shots unguided with the fs102 ...just lum so just follow this linkhttp://www.pbase.com/skelty/elvista_observatory

[DobDobDob]

They look good to me, especially the dog and the green front lawn...oh yeah, the astro images are good too ;)

[Striker]

Nice start.

What adapters did you get for the STL11000.

[skeltz]

The adapters i got from takahashi america and are a tak sbig stl camera field tcd0017 and a12toa spacer sbig stl tcd 0022 not cheap about $360.00 au but the guys there know exactly what they are talking about...very professional

[Striker]

Oh cool..there the adapters I just received today.

can you post a pick of the camera attached to your FS102

[skeltz]

Yeah i will take some pics tomorrow and post them on my site

[skeltz]

green front lawn?where?????

[DobDobDob]

...of course, this was said tongue in cheek... :lol:

[Ric]

Lovely images and the sky behind your observatory looks awesome. What a horizon

Cheers

[richardo]

You are indeed a swine with that new CCD........
I WANT ONE too :sad:
Nah, nice first light with the mega chip.
Considering our skies have been pretty average, it's amazing what one can do with what one has to work with.
Jeezzz, BTW, nice processing.... ;)

Now get those filters sorted and we'll see some colour from your end of the Bay.

Keep up the good work..

Cheers
Rich

[tornado33]

Gee I like the location, is it far from any big towns? I bet the night skies are very dark
Scott

[DobDobDob]

I am so jealous, it looks like paradise on Earth :thumbsup:

[yagon]

I'm envious of you living in Streaky Bay.

My main hobby is windsurfing: Streaky is pretty much the windiest place in Australia.

Oh, and good skies too.

[skeltz]

yeah scott not any big towns at all,got pt lincoln 300kms down the road and yeah skys are pretty dark apart from a little bit of town light from streaky in the SW
CHEERS:D

[skeltz]

yeah i could think of plenty of worse places!!

[DobDobDob]

I know this is probably a dumb question, but do you have broadband out there?

[firstlight]

Nice place Streaky Bay. We stayed there on our way to Ceduna in 2002. Total solar eclipse in 2034 I think. Just keeping it in mind for another road trip.

Tony

BTW nice shots and observatory.

[iceman]

Excellent images, and what a spot for astronomy!

[skeltz]

Yeah we have broadband but being 5 ks outa town i have just got next g broadband on but more cost,but you gotta go with what you can get...god bless bugpond...,,i,mean bigpond:whistle:

[DobDobDob]

You've got it made mate, good luck to you. Think of me in the western suburbs of Sydney, parking meters, traffic jams, pollution, everyone in a hurry, cloudy skies. I know it's what you make of it, but the idea of walking out your back door into the still, clear wilderness, with the wide open spaces, where you can take a really deep breath, appeals to me. Someday perhaps...or is it a case of "the grass is greener", do we always yearn for what we don't have and not realise the 'Diamonds beneath our feet'? :shrug: