Thanks Kev, Dunk, Rick; it was all I could get, as, for some unknown
reason I was unable to get longer subs without trailing. If the high cloud disappears I'll try again tonight.
Yes, there are times when aperture is advantageous Kevin.
Now I have the latest PS and a book on the subject, maybe I'll be able to reduce/ remove vignetting eventually,
without resorting to cropping it out.
raymo
Excellent details Raymo! How dark are your skies? I can't imagine getting anywhere near that level of detail from the edge of the city here, especially with the short subs. Good work
Thanks Rex and andyc; I've never done a definitive test of the sky here,
but I live on the edge of town [ pop. around 11,000], and do almost all of my imaging with the town behind me. I estimate around mag. 5. Nearby
street lights don't help.
raymo
Nice quicky Raymo. I'm a bit envious of even the mag 5 skies sadly. Hoping to put my newly acquired 6" Newt through its paces soon and join the ranks of Newt imagers.
Thanks Cam, but I wouldn't be in too much of a hurry to envy me. This is the second worst area in Oz for imaging, [west coast of Tassie is the worst]. I am lucky to get 30 -35 nights per year.
I have added a better image here. http://www.astrobin.com/132497/
Last edited by raymo; 30-10-2014 at 12:35 AM.
Reason: add link
surprising amount of brightness and detail for only about 20 mins exposure time.
