Thanks for all the replies. I will certainly be testing it all out beforehand if the weather over the next couple of weeks permits, even if it's just doing solar during the day. I'm not too worried if the others lose a little interest, it will be good practice & I can always switch to normal imaging to make the most of the darker skies - which I would be doing later in the evening anyway.
As for gear:
AZ-EQ5 mount
300mm F4 camera lens
102mm ED refractor with 0.8x reducer (~F5.6)
ASI294MM Pro for mono and/or Ha
ASI224MC
DSLR perhaps for even wider shots like Car Neb?
ASI120MM-S for guiding
Sharpcap Pro - yet to purchase so haven't used this. Will certainly need to practice with it.
Not sure yet if I'll piggyback the 300mm in eq mode or setup in alt/az. Won't be taking the SCT this time, any reasonable breeze will make it a waste of time and we've been getting too much of that lately (unless I decide I want to do some planetary of course).
That's a great link gear-wise Steve, I'll have a good read through it.
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Alternatively, are you actually looking for suggestions on settings for EAA sessions, eg exposure, gain etc and how to manage the live stacking process and histogram adjustments to tease out the fine detail and colour in you EAA snapshots?
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I guess that's what it really is coming down to. As well as the types of targets I should be looking for. I don't think they'll be hanging around late enough for the planets anyway (so no need for the SCT), but the 1st quarter moon will be a start for the evening. How do I determine what to capture - I'm guessing globular clusters will be good too, but nebulae, what type are good for short exposure mono or OSC? How do I determine what will work? I wish Orion was around...
Cheers,
Mark