[DJ N]

Hi all,

Saturday night was an absolutely gorgeous clear night in Adelaide. We got home from a social engagement around 10:30pm, so I was out there and ready to go by 11pm. Seeing we had a relatively free day on Sunday, I ended up pulling an all-nighter. Have not managed that for ages.

The conditions were absolutely still. I noticed that dew was forming everywhere (except on the scope lens... ha ha). When I checked the BOM site, they were indicating humidity around the high 90's.

Wrapped up around 5:30 in the morning.......... a very relaxing night!

Very happy the way the mount is now performing. Did a complete strip-down and rebuild/regrease last month, and it is running like a dream.

Managed to capture 5 items in total. The imaging stats were the same for all 5 objects :

Imaging scope : Skywatcher ED120 with WOIII 0.8x reducer/flattener ==> f6 (720mm focal length)
Guide scope : ED80 and DMK21
Mount : EQ6 Pro
Imaging : QHY8L
Capture : 6 x 10 minutes lights (plus darks, flats and bias).

The images are as follows:
1. Lobster Nebula
2. M17
3. M27
4. NGC253
5. Tarantula


Thanks for looking!

Cheers,

Daniel