morning sky 20 july 2009 Moon, Pleiades, orion. Mars and Venus

[h0ughy]

what a cracker of a night clear and virtually no dew, i stayed up trying out some new equipment in readiness for Astrofest. The guider I got from MyAstroShop is a pearler and perfect for remote observing. I used it for the very first time as well as the small lappy I have. I used it on the HEQpro5 with an 80mm short tube refractor in a side by side setup. Anyway got to bed by 1am - the antares shot is just stacked, yet to play with it. polar alignment needs some work...

Anyway this morning when I got up for work at 5.50am I saw this – visually it was stunning, except for the wires LOL.

Also I have added what a DSLR image of the sun through the lunt is like. Looking forward to the DMK41 I ordered.

[StephenM]

Looks nice David!

Cheers,
Stephen

[erick]

Yes, gorgeous morning sky - glad you captured it David, thanks. I headed into the gym wondering whether I would see the Moon and - there it was - a lovely crescent hanging over the city! A little dark cloud kept scurrying over the Moon and Venus but there were sufficient breaks to prolong the great scene while the sky grew lighter. :)

[h0ughy]

thanks Stephen and Eric it was a good sight

[Dennis]

Nice work Dave, I especially like the middle shot.

Is the auto guider the model from Paolo Lanzarotti’s outfit in Italy; he’s the renowned lunar imager?

Cheers

Dennis

[h0ughy]

thanks Dennis.

yep the guider is this one http://www.myastroshop.com.au/products/details.asp?id=MAS-011

[Dennis]

Thanks Dave – I look forward to seeing yours at Astrofest!:thumbsup:

Cheers

Dennis

[Moon]

Good one h0ughy. You don't post enough images, keep it up!

[h0ughy]

yeah it will be good to see how it handles on a real mount;)

[h0ughy]

thanks James - the weather has been diabolical for some time - did i mention that we have had over 95% FULL TO 100% full dams for nearly 2 years