How long does it take you to capture your first photon?
Hi guys
Just out of interest, for the imaging guys, I wonder how long it takes you to capture your first "real" photon.. i'm not talking about photons captured during drift aligning or checking focus, etc.
I'm talking about the first real exposure that makes up your final image.
And I'm wanting you to take into account the time from looking outside and deciding to start imaging, to the point where you take that first real exposure - so including setting up, putting everything together, drift aligning, focus, etc.
Obviously those with permanent setups and observatories should have a much quicker setup time than people who have to set everything up from scratch each time.
It'd be great if you also took the time to explain your setup process - what steps do you go through from starting the process, to capturing that first exposure.
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