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Add to the light pollution the fact that because I image from a non-gated front driveway, I CANNOT leave the rig unattended.
Had a small worry the other night - a car of teenagers came along, stopped. Reversed, flash flash from the iPhones and laughter before they disapeared. Came back and drove past. Stopped, reversed back, laughter again from the girls, but the guy driver proclaimed "Fully sick dude! Good luck!"... so not entirely bad! Still, I was on guard all night thereafter again.
Halloween last year saw 5 teenage boys FLOCK around the setup, without even asking. I had to forcefully ask hem to stand back and touch nothing, and prceeded to show them a bunch of images. Their parents turned up, and after the Hubble Telescope quips, they enjoyed it to.
If the DARK courtyard wasn't such a magnetic anomoly as well as being limited to 2 star alignment at best, and HIGH roof line obscuring easily 30° of the sky I'd go there (fully fenced, DARK, and I could literally leave it automated and go to bed) - one day I will have it surveyed for TRUE south.
For now, I make do with what I have. The CCD is an absolute god-send - it eliminates SO many issues I was having!!!
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