Hi Mike
I was aiming to give a feel of the entire experience rather than just focusing on the telescope or the night sky (which in their own right is quite amazing but I felt not quite enough for a 3 minute video).
I will certainly have to continue experimenting to improve on these first attempts. This instance was challenging because my tripod broke on the first day I arrived at the observatory so it was a struggle to keep anything steady. There were also other unexpected challenges that I need find ways to overcome, for example I wanted to make the night shots go for longer (and in fact I did) but after a few hours of shooting I went back to find my camera and lens completely drenched by condensation (and many of the latter shots blurred as a consequence). Actually, I was most concerned about the camera as this was the most expensive item I used to put the video together :-(
Thanks for your encouraging feedback - I'll definitely make more attempts in future and will post my results here.
Cheers,
Emil.