Hi all
Got NGC 2035, a small nebula near the LMC. I saw it stand out in my shot through Bert's lens a few weeks back and it looked greenish, making it stand out.
3x20 mins ISO 400, uv/ir and UHC-S filters 10 inch f5.6 newtonian, modded 350D camera. Set up scope then went to bed, got up at 2 am to get the image. Seeing wasnt that good, guidestar was jumping around despite having the scope fan on. Hand guided.
Scott
Good one Scott
And good luck with the book of "Zen and the art of manual guiding "
Thought I would add a shot taken here by a guest with the ST2000 and 10" F3.5 a while back we called NGC2035 the Homer Simpson Nebula , but that could have been the port talking
Thanks all. Yes Ive got used to staring at the guidestar, while listening to the late night or early morning sounds of the neighbourhood, the odd owl, sometimes a catfight, and trucks rumbling along the roads in the distance. I can often turn away for a few seconds and blink my eyes and have a stretch.
Many moons ago at a dark site in the old days of film I manually guided a 50mm f4.5 shot using ISO 25 print film, total time, 2 hours, one shot. Though, at least at 50mm it wasnt that demanding in accuracy.
Im thinking of that starchair that Houghy has, its height can be set to a comfortable level at the eyepiece.
Usually once or twice in the night mum brings down a coffee for me before she goes to bed, sipping on that whilst guiding is great. I even have the cordless phone and ive taken calls and chatted to mates whilst guiding away lol.
That's a really quite well done there Scott
HII areas have come out well with fairly consistant colour to represent this.
The reflection Neb adjoined into the small bubble area is definately an eye catcher in the image.
If anything, these areas are a little blown out.
Besides that, your hard work and eye strain has won you a very good image.
- "photons, more photons , I must have more photons" 
in a monotonic resonance!
