The things I do when the moons out.
I started out wanting make the most of clear skies even with moon in the way.
My plan was to see what's around the major stars in crux but the moon interfered too much with decent exposures.
So I decided to make a montage of the stars and jewel box in the shape of crux.
I know ---- I'm
Yes they are all the correct stars.
8” F/4 astrograph , baader type coma corrector, HEQ Pro 5 mount, orion mini guider.
Camera.
Unmodded Cannon 1100D. Cooler box.
5 x 2 minute subs ISO 400 per image . Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker .Processed in Photoshop 7 .
Cheers,
Justin.