[Quark (Trevor)]

Originally Posted by bird

Another good set of images there Trevor. I know what you mean about cleaning the ccd... I hate to do it as it takes many attempts to get it properly clean.

cheers, Bird

Thanks Anthony, Yep, it is amazing how large, microscopic particles, can look when they find there way into the camera and it is such a tedious and frustrating exercise to remove them. I am pretty scrupulous with the care of my CCD but occasionally air born particles manage to adhere to the piece of glass over it. I always take the protective cap out with the camera pointed down and always have a cap on the adapter as I screw it into the camera. I store the camera always with the CCD facing down in as dust proof an environment as I can provide.

Originally Posted by Lester

Wow, that second image is a cracker.

Good on ya Trevor, yet again.

Thanks Lester, I was pretty pleased with that one to. The live feed looked great for that capture.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Second image is very good Trevor. Goes to show what a high situated over head can produce.

Thanks Paul, the position of the high pressure systems makes so much difference to the stability of the seeing and it looks like Tuesday and Wednesday could turn out quite well for me along with most South Australia imagers as well, good luck.

Originally Posted by Troy

Fantastic pictures Trevor
You certainly get out imaging allot and very active on IIS
Half your luck

Thanks for the kind words Troy, I am just fortunate at the moment to be getting a lot of imaging opportunities with the weather, one of the advantages of living so far inland.

Originally Posted by Harpspitfire

fantasic detail!--got a question, i got some crap on my cheap nexiamge CCD, how do you actually clean it off without destroying the chip?

Well, it would probably be very unwise to attempt to directly clean a CCD, however with my DMK there is a piece of, I believe, glass over the top of the CCD chip and it is that surface that I clean very carefully, not the actual surface of the CCD chip. Obviously any attempt to clean your own CCD could result in damaging it so I suggest you research the subject of cleaning your particular brand and model of CCD thoroughly before proceeding.