DSC next weekend

[JohnP]

So why does Jim need frozen bread....

[mickw]

Stupid spell chocker - I meant bog 

[doug]

 

[The Thing]

Great night, all up until 3 am. Lovely morning. Time for a fry up.

[Mike]

Did the new guy Jon turn up?

[The Thing]

Jon turned up and promptly imaged ngc7000!

Sky is clearing here and forecast looks good. Jim has gone to the chippy and the cider is flowing.

[The Thing]

Mick visited on the afternoon and we head a few Stellas and counted dragon flies. Great night last night. We all imaged until 2am when the clouds rolled in.  A few interested campers asked the usual questions. All dry this morning, the dew had gone.

[mickw]

I still reckon we should all have gone to kelling to hold a laser and firework extravaganza 

[JonH]

Had a pretty damn good time at my first DSC and now have some nice subs of NGC7000, M31, M45 and M81 to play with! Not to mention a rather long to do and shopping list to sort for the next one!
A big thanks to Duncan and Jim for helping me get eqmod up and running on Saturday!

[MarkS]

Had a pretty damn good time at my first DSC and now have some nice subs of NGC7000, M31, M45 and M81 to play with!

Sounds good.  I guess you've got lots of processing to do now. What scope, mount and camera are you using?

Mark

[JonH]

I have an Equinox 80ED on a NEQ6 and a modified Canon 450D, guiding with a QHY5 on a ST80.
Quite what all the different setting in DSS do I haven't figured out yet and the processing has still got me a little lost, but I know a lot more now than I did before DSC!

[mickw]

Don't worry Jon, your equipment will soon expand to a size big enough to drain your wallet 

[JonH]

HA! Too late for that, I had a budget and I managed to exceed it in quite spectacular fashion! 
Plus I now have a whole bunch of things I need (want) to get and/or make!
Oh well, looks like the new car will have to wait another 12months.

[mickw]

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