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Originally Posted by xelasnave
Thanks Martin I appreciate you putting me onto the existence of the forum. I have joined and must say I already like the site and sure it will be a big help.
I am not sure how I will be able to get back into imaging as last night I was done by 11-30 pm and when I woke up this morning I felt terrible...hopefully the RASA will have me finished by 9-30 pm in winter.
Funny (did not realise) I had the OSC with a Ha filter with the OSC on the scope..why? Not sure but from testing stuff from last time...anyways didnt look carefully and focused and did some test shots on Orion thinking all that time all that was there was the OSC...mmm the trap and surrounds were bright red??? What the !!!
Mmmm where is the colour adjustment bar in Sharpcap? there must be one somewhere..mmm no..then it occurred to me..did I leave that Ha filter in the draw in..no I would have put such an important expensive filter away surely...
One of those moments of conflicting emotions..happy to find there is no problem with the colour but so dumbfounded as to how I could be so slack, forgetfull and stupid all at once.. however I realised the oversight must have been due to getting tired toward the end of the previous testing session and I took that into account when deciding to close up early latér that night.
Such a pity as when I was leaving I looked up and it was a near perfect night but when I sat on the mower to get back to the car I realised the dew was exceptionally heavy as I had sat in a puddle...that somehow made me ok with closing early.
Thanks again.
Alex
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Yes the Startools forum is a wealth of knowledge and the developer Ivo is very accommodating.
As far as being tired , in Winter most objects are up high enough by 6.30 to 7.30pm so you can get 3 or 4 hours in and still get to bed by 11pm. I’m only 62 and struggle sometimes to push through to 1 or 2am. Last Winter I pushed through to 3.30am on a couple of nights and I was a wreck the next few days.
The RASA will serve you well , I’m sure you will only need an hour or two on an object with that 2600 camera
The rain has finally stopped in Sydney after weeks and weeks , my
in ground pool looks like a scene from that 60’s horror movie “The Creature from the Black Lagoon” . Pool shops are going to be busy over the next week $$$
Hope it’s clear up north now !!
Cheers
Martin