Late Night
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Late Night
Hey Guys.
What a night last night. I set my alarm for 2:15am,got up grabbed my flask and Scope and headed for the lake in cratloe. All this just to get my 1st images of the Orion Nebula. And boy was it worth it,just seeing it hanging there in the cold dark sky, clearly visible to the naked eye. Even through my modest 5" scope I could clearly see the cloud of gas. Cant wait to get a UHC filter and hopefully see some clearer images of this amazing Phenomenon. Got home about 4:45 after observing the Moon and Jupiter. It was so bright I swear I could see the clouds churning on the face of the Giant. Long story short, my wife thinks I'm CRAZY.
Cheers Roy
What a night last night. I set my alarm for 2:15am,got up grabbed my flask and Scope and headed for the lake in cratloe. All this just to get my 1st images of the Orion Nebula. And boy was it worth it,just seeing it hanging there in the cold dark sky, clearly visible to the naked eye. Even through my modest 5" scope I could clearly see the cloud of gas. Cant wait to get a UHC filter and hopefully see some clearer images of this amazing Phenomenon. Got home about 4:45 after observing the Moon and Jupiter. It was so bright I swear I could see the clouds churning on the face of the Giant. Long story short, my wife thinks I'm CRAZY.
Cheers Roy
Roy Stewart.
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Hey Frank.
Its not as dark as the Burren. But its pretty dark, most of the light from Limerick is cut out from down by the lake. Out of 10,with the burren being 9. I'd give it 5 or 6. No worries about me down there at that hour, I had my friendly telescopic steel baton with me.(Bring em on)
Cheers Roy
Its not as dark as the Burren. But its pretty dark, most of the light from Limerick is cut out from down by the lake. Out of 10,with the burren being 9. I'd give it 5 or 6. No worries about me down there at that hour, I had my friendly telescopic steel baton with me.(Bring em on)
Cheers Roy
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No.
A rip off.
Please text me his number immediatly so I can take them off...
oh.. I mean..
tell him off.
LOL
Jeez that sounds like a cracker of a deal!
What kind of zoom / WA lens is he selling with that?
The 1000D is a slight step behind the 450D in terms of astrophotography
uses.
It's got a nice big screen plus best of all
'Live View' focusing - A HUGE advantage for astrophotography.
I have to say if I had an offer like that I'd snap it up.
I paid close to a grand for my 350D with just 18-55mm lens 5 years ago.
A rip off.
Please text me his number immediatly so I can take them off...
oh.. I mean..
tell him off.
LOL
Jeez that sounds like a cracker of a deal!
What kind of zoom / WA lens is he selling with that?
The 1000D is a slight step behind the 450D in terms of astrophotography
uses.
It's got a nice big screen plus best of all
'Live View' focusing - A HUGE advantage for astrophotography.
I have to say if I had an offer like that I'd snap it up.
I paid close to a grand for my 350D with just 18-55mm lens 5 years ago.
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good camera, go for it.
as for cratloe, yea totally nuts for going up their on your own, glad to hear you made it.
the lake is a fab site for observing, pity its a no go area at night.
as for cratloe, yea totally nuts for going up their on your own, glad to hear you made it.
the lake is a fab site for observing, pity its a no go area at night.
Dave L. on facebook, See my images in flickr
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me, but what a way to go.
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me, but what a way to go.
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Tisk tisk Gordon.
What about wide angle astrophotos etc?
I use the 18-55 / 12-24 & 150-300 all the time
(putting the camera onto the scope Roy has
won't yield any useable results as it's not an EQ. )
Your scope Roy is excellent for webcam imaging tge Moon / planets.
I've ordered a philips one from EBay I'll
email on the link.
You'll need a small eyepiece adapter and an ir cut filter - all available on eBay.
You'll then need to download 2 progsto capture the AVAi's and process them.
I'll bring them in next meeting for you and give you a run thru if you want
What about wide angle astrophotos etc?
I use the 18-55 / 12-24 & 150-300 all the time
(putting the camera onto the scope Roy has
won't yield any useable results as it's not an EQ. )
Your scope Roy is excellent for webcam imaging tge Moon / planets.
I've ordered a philips one from EBay I'll
email on the link.
You'll need a small eyepiece adapter and an ir cut filter - all available on eBay.
You'll then need to download 2 progsto capture the AVAi's and process them.
I'll bring them in next meeting for you and give you a run thru if you want
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