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Originally Posted by TrevorW
Good detail and colour, your work flow sounds exactly like mine, I agree nothing beats having plenty of good data thats the problem with most of my images, although IMO not having a permanent setup somewhat limits the amount of consistent data you can acquire although in saying that Mike seems to do a damn good job
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Trev, I think with having a portable setup you really need everything mounted in a position that does not move (screw fittings gets you there). That will mean you only need to put the scope onto the mount and polar align and get it pointing to the same spot to get repeatable results. If you can get that down pat then you can travel anywhere and get data on the night for an image you have worked on for months. No doubt Mike does this in his own way.
Craig, Stockport is badly degraded by light pollution and that will continue to get worse in the coming decade. Just from personal assessment and some SQM readings Stockport is now around 20 on a good night. Added to this is that there is a significant light dome to the south at Stockport. Clayton has a small dome toward Adelaide which is in the North West. As I don't have a automatic rotator on my scopes (yet) I tend to image to the meridian and then go onto another target and do this night after night. Plus Clayton is a dark sky township; about the only place I have heard of that the residents love the night sky despite not being into astronomy. That means only 5 street lights and that is great.