Deep Sky Camp - 5th to 7th April

[MarkS]

DSC by day and night.  The night exposure was 2 minutes at ISO 800

[Tony G]

 

Was it brighter at night!!!!!!!!!!

Tony G

[MarkS]

Forgot to say that we obtained a sky quality meter reading of 20.8 both nights, which is not at all bad.

Mark

[mickw]

Nice comet Mike, I don't think the "cock ups" have done much harm.


I miss DSCs 

[Mike]

You said you guided on the comet's head - did you notice any movement against the star background at that scale?

Only slightly. I only got 7 x 30 seconds so in just over 3.5 minutes it would not have moved that much against the background stars.

[Mike]

I miss DSCs 

So get your arse into gear and start coming again then!!

How long have you been in that house now?

[mickw]

Just over a year and the only astro related image is a bloody sunset 

[Mike]

I think it's well over a year. Surely your campervan is cleared out by now?

[mickw]

I think it's well over a year. Surely your campervan is cleared out by now?

Hmm, that could explain why I still can't find stuff 

Been here a year to the day of the february meeting and the last DSC I went to would have been in 2011 

[Mike]

Been here a year to the day of the february meeting and the last DSC I went to would have been in 2011 

Shocking!!

[mickw]

Stoppit 

[Fay]

when is the next DSC?

[MarkS]

June.

But nothing prevents a uDSC in May.

[Fay]

Oh good. Was worried it was this weekend and not prepared.

[Mike]

Fay...

http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=8800.0

As Mark said, nothing stopping a uDSC being organised. Full Moon is on the 10th May so the weekend of the 10th-12th May would be best.

Mike