Hi all,
I just got back from 5 weeks back home in West Oz. Almost all of that time I spent at an observatory in the bush under 7.5+ skies. (When there was no Moon!) 7000+ DSLR and CCD images totaling over 50Gb, and 13 rolls of 35mm and 120 format film is the result!!!!! Needless to say, I have enough image processing to keep me occupied for a day or two! 8O
It was my first chance to try out my modified Canon Rebel under dark skies, and I am very pleased with the results. 5 minute exposures were enough to record far more than film would with the same telescope, so somehow I think that film has lost another user. :-)
Here are a few images that I have given a quick run through.
NGC6723 Canon Rebel 5 minutes at 1600 5" f/5 refractor
I just got back from 5 weeks back home in West Oz. Almost all of that time I spent at an observatory in the bush under 7.5+ skies. (When there was no Moon!) 7000+ DSLR and CCD images totaling over 50Gb, and 13 rolls of 35mm and 120 format film is the result!!!!! Needless to say, I have enough image processing to keep me occupied for a day or two! 8O
It was my first chance to try out my modified Canon Rebel under dark skies, and I am very pleased with the results. 5 minute exposures were enough to record far more than film would with the same telescope, so somehow I think that film has lost another user. :-)
Here are a few images that I have given a quick run through.
NGC6723 Canon Rebel 5 minutes at 1600 5" f/5 refractor
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