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Shawn
31-03-2007, 09:00 AM
Here is a picture, obviously in daylight, with a bad convert to jpeg from RAW, not sure what I did there but the colours are interesting, but I digress, this would be if it were night time a picture of the SCP, OK, the piggy 350 is currently under the SCT, so you got a bit of the bottom of the shutter slit, but thats hopeless for identifying anything, let alone Sig Oct...

:lol::lol::lol:

ving
31-03-2007, 10:29 AM
so what are you saying? because you are in the tropics you have trees inthe way? :shrug:

Shawn
31-03-2007, 03:24 PM
Well short of building on a bowling green or a mountain top , yes the horizon is a bit of an issue, unfortunately although somr of these trees are on my property, to see the south celestial pole I would have to prune trees on the neighbour place as well. 17 deg puts the pole pretty low...

:lol:

xelasnave
31-03-2007, 04:16 PM
Just move the mount :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Buy out the neighbour it may be cheaper:)
Relax just drift around until you find it;) .
alex :) :) :)

Shawn
31-03-2007, 04:20 PM
Hmmmm

The mounts permanent

But the nieghbours going on holiday in two week,,,

:whistle:

h0ughy
31-03-2007, 04:50 PM
could have lied and said it is the zodiacal light

Shawn
31-03-2007, 05:04 PM
Bush fires Houghy, ;)

Bobj
01-04-2007, 07:14 AM
Take up orchid growing???