Hi all again people...
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I thought I was going to be clouded out last night but to my supprise it stayed rather clear as the sun went down..Soo out came the gear and I set up to image M83 before the moonrise....
Little did I know that Murthy had been watching me quietly in the shadows..
After getting focused and M83 in the field of view all was going well till after 3 frames came a big pop sound!!! Out popped the coma corrector from the focuser...nearly letting my camera freefall..This happened twice during the night.. this is a constant problem I have with it..so if anyones got a fix I would love to hear about it!!!!!!
Ok a few more frames into the night came another big thud!!! scared the cr$# out of me...
there purched on top of my OTA was a big frogmouth owl...
, he just sat there till I gave him a push off....
I managed to get a few more before my guidescope totally dewed up..(forgot to plug the dew heater in)
. Bummer...
After nearly 2 hours I managed to get 12 descent frames with 2 being discarded for trailing....
After everything I still managed a nice M83 and sent Murthy on his way!!!!..
OK Image is 10 x 5 min (iso 800) with 2 DF subtracted and then processed in PS..
Cheers Gary..
Will try again next time!!!