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Originally Posted by raymo
Hi Alistair, Most of the Northern half of W.A. from the west coast to as
far east as about half way between Port Hedland and Broome has
250-300 clear nights per year. Further east from there you have a distinct
wet season, and get "only" about 150-175.
Last night I took some subs at 60, 75, and 90secs. I don't have an autoguider or OAG, and am too old to get myself into awkward positions to manually guide. Did that for 50+ yrs. I also have great difficulty with
the intricacies of PS etc. I have no idea how to work with gradients, layers etc; and do not take flats, biases, and let the camera take the darks. I am aware that I am fairly close to as good as I will get, and am happy to live with that.
raymo
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Thanks Raymo,
I presume the temperatures would be on the high side most of the year? If I ever get the opportunity, I will keep it in mind. its frustrating when it looks crystal clear at 10pm only for clouds to roll in at 3.
As for guiding, yep, with this hobby, you get the most satisfaction by doing things they way you're most comfortable with and what works for you.
But if you're interested and if there are members nearby, I think some might be happy to give you a few pointers in person, I'm only going by the nice gestures I've seen from members here.
if you prefer and if you leave your scope and mount outdoors untouched, you could spend a few nights perfecting your polar alignment and you can go unguided for much longer lengths. of course its mount and seeing limited but can be done.
sorry, don't mean to pressure, just keep doing what you're doing but there's ample scope to grow within your limits.
I'm still surprised you got that amount of detail in the curtain in just 14 minutes. why not try iso 3200 since its only 60 secs?
Cheers
Alistair