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Originally Posted by Peter.M
Maybe you should spend less time going over spec sheets contemplating which would give you a 1% increase in this or that parameter and spend the cash getting your stuff operating remotely so you can take advantage of EVERY free night at your dark site?
Just my 2 cents, you could have a scope that collects light 3 times faster than a FSQ, with a cam that is twice as sensitive. But if you only get out there one out of every 10 nights, you are still going to get less data than someone who operates inferior gear every clear night.
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What makes you think I don't have access to every clear night already? Where did you get that idea from?
I do. I have an observatory at home which is just outside the house. I live in semi rural skies that are reasonably dark (especially to the west), I don't need to go anywhere.
It also has 2 setups in it as its quite large so I can run 2 systems at once which is what I am setting up so I can get 2 lots of data from the same night.
I also have a totally dark site that I go to occasionally and setting that up is an appealing prospect. It would mean a solar power supply, a proper internet connection, a dome etc. A long term project perhaps. I also enjoy the hands on aspect of handling the gear and being out under the skies.
The dark site does have the advantage of a larger number of clear nights than at home. But that is not always true like at the moment the clear winter nights and drier weather seems to be giving a nice run of clear nights.
Greg.