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Old 28-03-2016, 02:16 AM
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Camelopardalis (Dunk)
Drifting from the pole

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Saturday morning Saturn

Folks,

Put the scope out on Friday night and the seeing was pretty rough in the early on, but after midnight I thought I'd give Mars and Saturn a look to see if it'd improved any. Looking nicely detailed through the eyepiece, I reached for the cam only to be stumped by the occasional wave of fluffies

I did manage to get some captures inbetween though, and this is a stack of about 5 minutes of data. This is my first attempt at drizzling the data, so wasn't completely sure how it'd turn out

Additional: I've added a couple of extra images...I was looking at the data to see if I could improve the contrast around the hexagon without having to sharpen too much, but it's fairly stubborn - maybe a better night needed I've included the output from a single stack that is noisier but a little sharper. And by the slip of a mouse click, I also noticed a few Easter Eggs lurking there in the darkness (note: from the fringe of Brisbane CBD!)

Cheers,
Dunk
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Last edited by Camelopardalis; 30-03-2016 at 09:57 AM. Reason: Added extras
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