Beautiful Orion

[gregbradley]

Taken a little while ago.

Pleiades and Orion nightscape.

21 x 30 seconds.

https://pbase.com/image/170177520/large

Greg.

[CalvinKlein]

Nicely done Greg. I so badly want to get one like this with my 'new' CentralDS 6D before Orion gets too high in the evening. Way too much cloud around though.

[gregbradley]

Thanks Kevin.

Yes this was about 8 weeks ago and I was surprised at how high Orion was getting early in the evening.

Greg.

[graham.hobart]

I really love this composition Greg.
By the way which iphone apps did you use?
(to PA)
Merry Xmas
Graz

[gregbradley]

Hi Graham.

I used a digital inclinometer to set the angle of the guider and a digital compass to set the azimuth of the guider.

Takes about 2 minutes. It gives me a rough polar alignment which is good enough at 14mm but wouldn't be at 100mm.

I have a Polemaster setup for that and I am not really up to speed in using it yet. I have another tracker setup that uses a Vixen Polarie and that uses a Vixen Polar scope which I am used to using. It gives quite accurate polar alignment which takes me about 5 -15 minutes to do.

Greg.

[astronobob]

Real nice, liking the star color amplification, atmospheric vapor conditions I assume, grouse effect Greg.

[gregbradley]

Thanks Bob. Bushfire smoke was there in the air at the time. Not the bushfires at the peak but near the beginning of the recent bushfires.

Greg.

[FireCat]

Very nice , well done

[gregbradley]

Thanks very much.

Greg.

[topheart]

Hi Greg,
I see the bush fire effects.....how's it going for you with the fires near your setup??
Regards,
Tim

[gregbradley]

Hi Tim,

I was at risk at one point about a month ago but its passed now. A large downpour yesterday also is comforting.

Greg.

[topheart]

Thanks Greg,
I am so glad to hear everything has been OK. I was worried.
Cheers,
Tim

[gregbradley]

Thanks Tim. I did take some equipment out of my observatory and only just now putting it back together. At my home it did get close.

Greg.

[Geoff45]

Very nice Greg

[gregbradley]

Thanks Geoff.

Greg.