[Octane (Humayun)]

Hi all,

Last weekend, Louie Atalasidis and I drove up to Coonabarabran.

We went and had a peek at the Siding Springs observatory but, unfortunately didn't realise that on the weekends the tours or what have you close by 2 PM. That dome is massive considering it's a 3.9m diameter telescope. I can only imagine how big the domes/buildings are for bigger telescopes.

Instead, we drove down to the Skywatcher Observatory and met Gary and Merryl and enjoyed a lunch there.

Amongst relaxation, enjoying the incredibly black skies, as well as observing at least a meteor per minute during the Orionids, we both did some imaging, too.

Here is one of those images.

Taken at Coonabarabran.

Read and view here.

Comments and critique welcome.

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Regards,
Humayun