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Old 23-12-2011, 10:29 AM
swannies1983 (Dan)
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Originally Posted by jeff@sa View Post
Hi Dan,
No, this time I sacrificed the sharpness of stars for better detail in the comet.
The shot at f4 was just a bit too dark and as I was guiding on an EQ mount and had foreground detail I didn't want to blur that too much.
As for focus, this morning I was lucky to have a bright light in the distance which I spot-autofocused on before switching off the AF.
Cheers
I also have an EQ6 but I can't be bothered dragging that out with me. I will try bumping up to f4-5, reduce ISO down to 800 and increase exposure to 45-60secs. I gather I will get some star trails but it's the best I can do without tracking.
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