Long exposure

[LewisM]

Esprit 80 ED, unmodded Canon 5d MkII @ ISO1000 (no filters even), unguided Vixen Sphinx mount and Bahtinov focused in Live View without my glasses (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr). Light pollution extra-ordinaire...

1 shot

10 sec exposure

That is all. Enjoy the depth and off-focus

Near full frame (vignette removed) resized, and 100% cropped Jewel Box

Malin award winner right here folks

[Atmos (Colin)]

Certainly respecting the noise there Lewis

[LewisM]

Speak up Colin, I can't hear you

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

There's a scene from "Flying High" where they show what to do: unplug the airport.

That cluster looks promising.

[troypiggo (Troy)]

With guiding you might be able to get that all the way up to 12sec exposures

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

You need to clean ya lens Lewis should get rid of those spots...

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by troypiggo

With guiding you might be able to get that all the way up to 12sec exposures

That's not funny Troy....

Lewis, I like it, it has that certain "Jetset" feel to it.....

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

You need to clean ya lens Lewis should get rid of those spots...

You mean "Spaws" ....

[LewisM]

You guys are all quackers.

OK, Andrew may be a Quaker

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by troypiggo

With guiding you might be able to get that all the way up to 12sec exposures

MAYbe. Just maybe, but that is pushing the limits of this mount - you know all those anecdotal results for all those years about the Sphinx by exspurts are just all true

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by RB

That's not funny Troy....

Lewis, I like it, it has that certain "Jetset" feel to it.....

This song became an earworm while imaging here in Cannotberra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_om3JLK_Zd0

Thank me later

(hey, I cannot help it...I was a TAA brat)

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

You need to clean ya lens Lewis should get rid of those spots...

https://youtu.be/VS_Z4zBDItw?t=61

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by LewisM

This song became an earworm while imaging here in Cannotberra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_om3JLK_Zd0

Thank me later

(hey, I cannot help it...I was a TAA brat)

hahaha, I loved TAA and that song, I remember watching it on TV.
We lived under the flightpath in an inner Sydney city suburb so I used to love watching the planes take off, TAA, Ansett, Qantas.
I even remember the Concord on it's Sydney visit.

Originally Posted by LewisM

https://youtu.be/VS_Z4zBDItw?t=61

Macbeth.
Yes Lewis, one day you will be King...(of the Malin Awards)

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by RB

Macbeth.
Yes Lewis, one day you will be King...(of the Malin Awards)

So, you think I can de-throne Sidonio and Haese?

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by LewisM

So, you think I can de-throne Sidonio and Haese?

With the help of Lady MacLewis, but both of you will feel guilty afterwards.
What's done is done, but then what's done cannot be undone.

[LewisM]

I think I might get a bolt to the heart on the "throne", just like poor old Tywin Lannister.

Here he lies
Down and dirty
A bolt to the heart
Did make him fart
As he face flopped in the potty

[SimmoW (SIMON)]

'Needs more data'???

Just my opinion though. Or is it dark matter you've nabbed?!

[Octane (Humayun)]

Best images you've posted thus far!

H

[LewisM]

I am undecided to be semi-flattered or overwhelmingly grossly offended.

Probably neither.

[LewisM]

Originally Posted by SimmoW

'Needs more data'???

Just my opinion though. Or is it dark matter you've nabbed?!

You thick or summink? Can't you see that Coal Sack dark matter off to the right of the noise?

Ok, to the right, amidst the noise.