Howdy everyone
Well the weather was strange tonight. Heavy showers, strong winds, thunder and very chilly. Then it cleared, set up the astro rig only to pack up real quick when the radar indicated another shower coming from the south. Heavy rain, then suddenly its gone and slies clearing. I set up again but fast as I left the mount with a plastic garbage bin covering it in the rain. When I started imaging I could still hear water dripping from the trees and gutters, the sky was crystal clear. I was after the Seagull Nebula to see how the mighty 300mm flourite lens would go. It was readily visible on the raw subexposures.
10 x 5 mins ISO 400. Baader UHCS filter used in rear of lens. Canon 300mm f2.8 lens from Bert. Hutech modded 350d cam. Hand guided but using q guider monochrome cam and Guidemaster. So much easier then squinting down the guidescope. 0.3 sec guide exposures. I just made corrections as guidemaster showed the star beginning to drift.
Processed in Iris and PS. Larger version
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