Originally Posted by Ross
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Hi Allan,
How is your imaging going?
Clear nights at Coonabarabran are amazing. Probably similar to the mountain that you go to.
They really help compensate for a small scope.
Thank you.
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Thanks Ross,
I haven't done any imaging since January but I am now free to
do as much imaging as I want.
I have been 4 times to Mt Baw Baw which is about 5,000 feet above sea level
where as Coonabarabran is about 1,700 feet.
There are however some flood lights on Baw Baw in the distance
which puts a gradient on images from that direction.
Mt Baw Baw does also have a problem from wind gusts.
I suppose you need a dome at that altitude?
The real advantage is the seeing:
from Melbourne - Jupiter often looks like a fuzzy ball with 2 lines through it
but from Baw Baw it comes in sharp & clear on the highest power eyepiece.
Would you be able to tell us more about Coonabarabran?
I appreciate those who drive long distances to get the best sites.
cheers
Allan
p.s.
a shot I took with just my DSLR & kit lens from Baw Baw -
- the Southern Cross is nearly lost in the myriad of stars -
the sky is magnificent:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...IMG_1769_6.jpg