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Well I've set the scope up. According to my Synscan controller the last time I had it out was 27 April - so it's three months since I've been able to get the scope out.
My nice marks on the pavers for the tripod have washed away so polar alignment might take a little while tonight. I think I can still remember how everything goes, so now all I need is for the Sun to set and the wind to drop a little bit more.
This will be my first real go using the Atik CLS clip in light pollution filter. Any tips from those who have one? I'm hoping to be able to take 300 sec subs at ISO 800 on my Canon 60Da. My target of choice for tonight is Gum 85 (Sh2-54) near NGC 6604. Last winter I was only able to run 25 second subs on this nebula as I didn't have a guidescope then. So hopefully tonight I'll end up with a significantly better image.
Paul
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