Imaged in dark skies at Kwolyin, WA. Canon 400D with standard 18-55mm IS lens and Hoya UV filter piggy-backed with (Canon alternate) TC80N3 timer for wide field imaging, Ambient 16C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS 2.09 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 Guide scope with Starlight Xpress Superstar (mono) CCD guide camera and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Rather than have my old Canon 400D idle whilst telescope imaging with the new 70D, I turned it to the south polar region to capture a star trail sequence. DeepSkyStacker 3.3.3b51 Stacked 100% of 34 Images ISO 800 120 Sec, 32 DARK @ 120 Sec, 32 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC Canon 400D on stationary Inca camera tripod. Canon 18-200mm lens at 18mm stopped to f/5.6 to reduce lens flare at edges, ISO 800, 120 Second exposure. Ambient ~26C.
A second night making use of a new moon long weekend at Perth Observatory's semi-dark sky site. This is an incomplete dome, that was intended for a 1-meter research telescope at one stage, now abandoned. Later, when processing the images from this night, I discovered that the viewfinder of my 70D DSLR is not light-tight and some of the red light from below the scope had entered my images ... lesson... always cover the viewfinder!! Post processed with Adobe Photoshop CC Telescope - PowerNewt 200mm f/4 with Baader MPCC Coma Corrector, No LPS filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 64' x 95' , Ambient ~26C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.0.3 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
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