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Old 06-02-2014, 10:49 PM
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rmuhlack (Richard)
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Both Last and First Light

I have recently moved interstate from NSW to SA, and so I present here two images, both taken in the midst of moving...

1) "Last light" from Griffith NSW - The Running Chicken. 199 x 2min subs @ISO1600, modded Canon 1000D, Long Perng 80mm f6 achromat with a WO field flattener and a WO VR1 violet reducing filter. exif temps of around 12-15C. A slightly larger image here: http://www.astrobin.com/full/76856/0/

2) "First light" from Strathalbyn SA - the Tarantula Nebula and other significant features of the LMC. 239 x 3min subs and 14 x 4min subs @ ISO1600 with the same camera and scope setup as above. exif temps of around 18-22C. A slightly larger image here: http://www.astrobin.com/full/76858/0/

In the full res versions there are some very strange star shapes in the corners, which I have seen with this camera with other lenses and scopes, so I think that there might be some sensor tilt. Over the next month i hope to be able to dismantle the camera to fix. In the mean time I have reduced the "larger" images by 50% of the original size to improve the aesthetics, and these 50% images are the ones which have been uploaded to Astrobin.

Comments and feedback welcome..
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