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[davidpretorius]

it can be really frustrating at times, ie my months long fight to get the colour of saturn right, but now that it is there, i am happy. next stop is waiting for seeing conditions to nail the cassini division.

i start work on the cooling system in next few days, then refine collimation once i know mirror is right temp and then see where the camera and telescope can take me.

throw in an extension tube and we test the limits.

i spose you need targets/goals and once you reach those targets, you feel so satisfied!

i reckon week i see asi post, i think that asimovs toucam is the best valued investment he has ever made........apart from the engagement ring of course for the lovely micki!!!!

[asimov (John)]

Frustrating at times!?....It's darn frustrating to me 99.9% of the time! Even when I get a 'good one' I automatically see Birds photo's in my minds eye & say to myself "don't post it! that is total crap Asi!!

Being in this forum has taught me a different way of thinking. Thanks all.

[matt]

I agree with plenty said here. Sure it's nice to see those images of the quality Bird and Rumples and Co produce. They're the ones showing what can be done if you want to put all that time and effort in and you want to aim for those lofty heights.

But don't you reckon there's also just something great about an image that someone's taken which is all their own, which they took the time to do the best they can?

You gotta love that.

And it's very cool how people's final results are kind of unique and distinctive to not only their equipment set-up, but to the very way they go about capturing and processing, and producing what reaches this forum. Our images are a little bit of us, put out there to share with our IIS space mates.

That's gotta be beyond a grading system?

Very cool.

[asimov (John)]

@ Matt!

[rumples riot]

Nice collection Davo, I am sure you have a great sense of acheivement.

[RB (Andrew)]

Very well said Matt.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Ditto