morning sky 20 july 2009 Moon, Pleiades, orion. Mars and Venus

h0ughy (David) · #1 20-07-2009, 08:27 AM

what a cracker of a night clear and virtually no dew, i stayed up trying out some new equipment in readiness for Astrofest. The guider I got from MyAstroShop is a pearler and perfect for remote observing. I used it for the very first time as well as the small lappy I have. I used it on the HEQpro5 with an 80mm short tube refractor in a side by side setup. Anyway got to bed by 1am - the antares shot is just stacked, yet to play with it. polar alignment needs some work...

Anyway this morning when I got up for work at 5.50am I saw this – visually it was stunning, except for the wires LOL.

Also I have added what a DSLR image of the sun through the lunt is like. Looking forward to the DMK41 I ordered.

StephenM (Stephen) · #2 20-07-2009, 08:48 AM

Looks nice David!

Cheers,
Stephen

erick (Eric) · #3 20-07-2009, 08:56 AM

Yes, gorgeous morning sky - glad you captured it David, thanks. I headed into the gym wondering whether I would see the Moon and - there it was - a lovely crescent hanging over the city! A little dark cloud kept scurrying over the Moon and Venus but there were sufficient breaks to prolong the great scene while the sky grew lighter.

h0ughy (David) · #4 20-07-2009, 12:18 PM

thanks Stephen and Eric it was a good sight

Dennis · #5 20-07-2009, 02:06 PM

Nice work Dave, I especially like the middle shot.

Is the auto guider the model from Paolo Lanzarotti’s outfit in Italy; he’s the renowned lunar imager?

Cheers

Dennis

h0ughy (David) · #6 20-07-2009, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennis

Nice work Dave, I especially like the middle shot.

Is the auto guider the model from Paolo Lanzarotti’s outfit in Italy; he’s the renowned lunar imager?

Cheers

Dennis

thanks Dennis.

yep the guider is this one http://www.myastroshop.com.au/produc...asp?id=MAS-011