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Originally Posted by davidpretorius
you cheat!,
get out in that sub zero temps and work it, work it, work it.
At least you can't be accused of not helping out in the house whilst imaging.
Tell me, the first time an imaging session starts, was there a real buzz, as it unfolds there in front of you. Or is it not progressive?
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Hmm - not sure what you mean "progressive" but every time I poke a camera in the scope and take a piccy there's a buzz
The images from the Artemis come out one at a time, they are not stacked until later it that's what you mean? (The image in the screendump is a single 10 min Ha guided one) It's very nice to be able to do this from inside but there are many drawbacks I've found that make me keep nipping out to check things. First time I used this sytem, everything bar the dewheaters froze (I mean really froze - all turned white and fluffy)! Then there's the fact that Ive not had a proper clear night for ages - doing short (sub 5 minute) exposures is OK if you have to drop one because a cloud drifts across but last night trying 30 mins I never actually got a frame I could use
Then there's the ever-damned satellites! (I chased one through M42 last night on 10 sec subs - it took about a minute to cross the FOV (about 1 degree on the ART))
Gary - that dual mount looks enormous - no wonder you said it added a bit of weight! Mine can take three 80mm refractors and a 158mm refractor and not be fazed but it'a a whole lot smaller than yours. Any reason for the size?
Arthur