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Originally Posted by RobF
Life's been a bit busy for astronomy lately Dave, but Leyburn is astro heaven, and definitely on the wish list for 2013 
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No worries, you're not missing out on much anyway with so much cloud around! Hope to catch up with you in 2013.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
This is very good Dave, congratulations, first of many more to come 
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Thanks Mike, appreciated!
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Originally Posted by Octane
Shooting your first mono image is always a revelation. I know your joy.
Congratulations on a pearler to start your account with. 
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Thanks H! You were right, I eventually took your advice from a year ago and just thought "aah bugger it", went nuts with the camera set up, and totally loving it

In fact, I got so carried away that I ended up acquiring a second 5DmkII body from a friend at mate's rates
After coming from higher end Canon photo equipment, the niche astro market's quality control (or lack thereof) is a bit of a pain though.