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Originally Posted by Astro_Bot
Another fine ... no, strike that ... brilliant result. 
I notice you seem to image between 9:30 and 10:30pm quite a lot, whereas I'm out later (usually because it takes a l-o-n-g time for my SCT to cool down). I'm wondering whether the seeing (in Bayside suburbs) is best at around that time and gets worse later.
I also noticed that Orion Optics UK feature many of your shots in their gallery as an advertisement for their gear. Now, that's recognition! Well done! |
I get best results with Mars at 50-65 deg alt then seeing dips and I have to break off for Saturn which I have a fondness for since the storm in 2011. Saturn also dips at 60+ deg alt. So Mars imaging now ends at about 10pm. I must admit I am having a very good April so I should not complain. Good seeing overhead will remain unseen, it may be possible but not so far. We are about 25km from Brisbane in the NW I don't know if that is the cause or just local conditions. I have never had a planet so high before coming from the UK so I have little experience only living here in Au since 2010!
Regards, John.