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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Fay on Jan 31, 2010, 21:31:35

Title: tonight
Post by: Fay on Jan 31, 2010, 21:31:35
well as usual weather forcasts conflicted, so I popped outside for nothing special, & it has turned out to be a perfect night!!!!!

Did not get far as 6" had frosted up too much, could not be bothered to change equipment over, but I will be ready next time!!!!!!!
Title: Re: tonight
Post by: MarkS on Jan 31, 2010, 21:46:35

The seeing is very good at the moment as well - Mars is pretty rock solid and Sirius is hardly twinkling.

The seeing forecast from Skippy (http://www.skippysky.com.au/Europe/) was pretty much spot on.

Mark
Title: Re: tonight
Post by: Carole on Jan 31, 2010, 21:54:07
I'm out there doing my first guided long exposure image, thanks to Mark's help sorting out the guiding problems last night which was far from straight forward. 

Fingers crossed I get a half decent image at the end of it.

Many thanks once again Mark.

Carole
Title: Re: tonight
Post by: MarkS on Feb 01, 2010, 06:16:43

I'm looking forward to the results!

Mark
Title: Re: tonight
Post by: doug on Feb 01, 2010, 09:21:02

     Show us Carole, pleeeeeeeeease, show us !!!!!

     Doug.
Title: Re: tonight
Post by: Carole on Feb 01, 2010, 18:33:23
I'm away for a few days so no time to process yet.

Carole
Title: Re: tonight
Post by: RobertM on Feb 01, 2010, 18:45:32
Come on Carole, it's no time to be going away when we're all waiting on tenderhooks...
Title: Re: tonight
Post by: Carole on Feb 01, 2010, 18:53:41
All I can say is I firstly captured:
18 x 3 minutes subs of M42
followed by
12 x 5 minute subs

Can these be processed together if they are different lengths?

(Reason for different lengths is I had looked on the gallery to see what length you guys did, and as I hadn't decided at that time whether to do M31 or M42, had noted down the wrong DSO).

Carole

Title: Re: tonight
Post by: Mike on Feb 01, 2010, 21:10:25
That SkippySky site is pretty neat.

Well done Carole. Looking forward to the images.