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Originally Posted by ourkind
That's as exposed as it gets, no trees around to dampen any gusts.
It's a tough sport imaging, everything needs to be right ... no light pollution, no clouds, no rain, no wind, no snakes and on and on and on. We deserve a medal  |
I second that
..at least I am not lugging ALL of
THIS an hour out of town every night for 7 nights over a 2 month period to get
THIS anymore... with a bigger faster scope now, I can do
as good or even better and in my own back yard in just a night or two
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Mike you could probably knock up a simple pine frame and a bit of 2nd hand galvanised corrugated sheeting on 3 sides to create a wind shelter for minimal expense. Pin it to the ground with a few metal star pickets and screw the frame off to them. Make it about 300-400mm taller than your scope pointing to the zenith and you should be right.
It might tide you over until you get your dome.
I used to get frustrated often at my dark site by wind as well. The 12.5 inch RCOS sat in the back of the car on many a weekend and thats with an observatory.
I had another look at your image. Its really very nice. I particularly like the small orangy neb near the bottom. That often can look very dull and uninteresting and it looks great in your image. Those tendrils are one of the nicest objects in the southern hemisphere skies.
Greg.
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Thanks Greg and yes I have considered something like that, I deliver to cosntructions sites all day and I am eyeing off those construction fencing panels, 4 should do it ie 2.4m X 2.4m and 1.8m high - should do the trick until I get my slab, pier and Sirius dome up...
Mike
