I finally got my autoguiding working last night. Despite the full moon I had a go at some long DSI II exposures (26x2 min subs) through the ED80. I'm quite pleased with the result and wished I'd got the autoguiding a lot earlier.
That looks very good, especially for a full Moon nearby. And yes, auto guiding is sweet once you have got it up and running. All you need now is a permanent observatory!
Peter
Is that using the 102mm guidescope? Hope its working for you - and by the way a great shot!
I'm still in Cambodia/Vietnam - storms and torrential rain makes even getting out at night to see any stars a chore. Hope I don't bring it to astrofest with me. Have a good time there and I'm looking forward to seeing you there.
Allan
Thanks everyone for the comments. Mike I'm doing automatic dark subtraction in Envisage but no flats yet. I started on the RGB last night on M20 but had some frustration with the goto so wasted a lot of time and my poor west horizon beat me in the end.
Dennis - no need to encourage me - perhaps you can help me convince my family - I'm competing with a garden bed and a soccer field as alternative uses for the site.
Allan - yes I had your 102 guidescope side by side with my ED80. It's taking a bit of time to get used to finding a guide star and I've ended up using PHD as it allows me to use the long exposure mode of this guide camera (althought I still prefer the feedback guidemaster provides).
The weather in Brisbane has been magnificant the last few days - hope it persists for Astrofest.
