[Mickoid (Michael)]

Originally Posted by jac

Beautiful image! I've got a soft spot for newts

Thanks Jess, Newts are pretty versatile instruments. I use my 8 inch for both Deep Sky and Planetary. The 6 inch is a new acquisition purchased for wider views and weight reduction. The 8's a bit heavy for the Heq5.

Originally Posted by Geoff45

Nice image. I like the vibrant colour.
Geoff

Glad you liked it Geoff, it's basically just white light, I only used a UVIR cut filter for this shot. The dark sky site just brings the colours out so well.

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

I like the story of your adventure and the image is a nice bonus.

Clear skies,
Rodney

Thanks Rodney, I guess every astro session has it's own story. Some are more memorable than others and some are good and some are ones we'd rather forget! Like those nights when nothing seems to go right. This night had it's hiccups but were fortunately minor.