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Originally Posted by Somnium
Thanks Mike, i really like that shot too  in fact, i might make that my profile pic ... as to the site, so i have been up a few times and actually the footage of the set up was taken from a different trip to the m83 image. as far as sky glow goes, it is pitch black. you could get better if you went to central aus but i am not that keen. when i set up on the top of the hill i was buffeted by heavy winds all night and wasn't able to get any shots whatsoever, really frustrating. the next time i went up there i re-positioned the pier down the hill a bit and sheltered which worked, unfortunately by the time i got everything set up it was quite late and i only had 1 night. i didnt get to collimate, train PEC (i havent been able to do that in my current location) or get it all set up in time to shoot at zenith. the results i got were far from ideal. i am pretty confident i can get a lot better, ~2.2" fwhm was good (and the best imaging night i have ever had actually) but to make it worth while i want to replicate those results and hopefully get into the 1's. i think the sky that night was good enough for it, i just needed the time. the end result is i got a M83 that i think is pretty damn sharp but didnt collect enough data to make it spectacular (only 1 sub for each colour filter) so i will be heading up there next month to hopefully get something better |
All sounds very exciting!
....really look forward to seeing your progress with this, love seeing people take a journey and enjoying it with them
Mike