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Old 08-11-2007, 02:55 PM
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I've got a Sirius eye !

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Latest Efforts with ST2000XCM

Hi All

Still got a long way to go learning how to use this camera. Just thought I would post these images although they are really quite poor and not what I know this camera is capable of ..... it all takes time.

I still haven't been able to autoguide as yet and short exposure times in Track and Accumulate mode plus not very good polar alignment are the main reasons for the poor quality of these images. So I know the short comings, just thought I would share them as a matter of record of any progress so far.



p.s. They took a fair bit of processing to look this good so before anyone mentions histograms etc ..... I already know !

I think I may have to invest in an LPS filter as the sky in my backyard is shocking being just over the hill, 2k's from the centre of Perth, and with wall to wall car yards between me and the city with all there flood lights ( closest one about 300 metres away ).

I'd better shut up or I'll get too depressed



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