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Originally Posted by kinetic
Hi all,
Here is my set from far western NSW on the night of the 25th Jan,
from Mad Max country 
Proving dark skies are king for comets !!
I'm amazed by the tail structure I captured. Better than anything I've got from Adelaide so far.
The 1st pic is a 30 sec set x 27 frames. That's the horizon at bottom left.
QHY8 cooled camera / HEQ5 / NIKON nifty 50 @ f/2.8
2nd pic is a 60 sec set x 10 frames, stacked. in negative.
3rd pic of sunset. Trap is set. Waiting.....
4th pic. A single 60 sec frame, debayered/ extremely stretched, showing the satellites!
So many! I tend to forget how stacking makes these disappear, which is mostly a good thing for us!
Steve B. |
Great work Steve. Excellent tail details!
Well done.
Joe
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Originally Posted by Crater101
I know that lookout! Been several years since I was in that neck of the woods - I envy you the dark skies.
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Warren,
Why the dark sky envy? You have equally dark western skies just a bit outside to the west or south of Bathurst? I would suggest heading down the Trunkey Rd south of Bathurst to Caloola (30km south of Bathurst). There's a big gravel area just off the main road leading to the church. That gravel area has clear views to the west and southwest horizons.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/nCMGnGAQuXGPU4QF9
You might have to contend with lights from occasional passing traffic but you should get excellent views from there.
You don't need a telescope, it's best viewed with a pair of binoculars. Although I have been using a small tracker for my imaging, it can easily be captured with a camera on fixed tripod. I had friends staying this past weekend.
Two of them were using fixed tripods and obtained excellent results.
See:-
https://tinyurl.com/2purpxd6
regards
Joe