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waassaabee
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Reged: 11/26/07
Posts: 2695
Loc: Central California Coast
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Ever had one of those nights where NONE of your gear acts up? I know it's rare here, and I had one tonight... for a while. I was pointing around 65 degrees when the fog monster reared its ugly head. Game end. I shot a few darks, and salvaged 5 frames @ 5 minutes.
NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula
ISO1600/5 minutes/5 frames 6 darks applied
AT8RC @ 1625mm f/8/Canon 350D modded
CGEM guided w/miniBorg50/QGuider/PHD
IP/GradX/CS2/Noels Tools
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Gary
34N 120W
-My kingdom for blue squares!-
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mini Borg 50/Q-Guide/PHD
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SGT500
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Loc: Ny
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i hate the nights where the equipment doesnt cooperate. very frustrating
but for 25 minutes thats a great shot. You did a great job processing too. very natural looking. with a little more time i think you would be able to bring out the little structures in the nebula. 
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-Sal
AstroTech Ritchey Chretien 8"
Williams Optics Zenithstar 80
Orion Atlas Eq-G
Hap Griffin Modified Canon Eos Xs (1000D)
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Nils_Lars
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Reged: 01/04/08
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Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA
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Thats too bad your perfect equipment night was interrupted by fog Gary , the subs you got look good though.
At least a start to the Pacman project.
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Erik
Orion Atlas Self Hypertuned (EQMOD)
Orion ED 80
Williams Optics VII reducer
Celestron 8" SCT
Orion Starshoot Autoguider
PHD guide
Canon 400D Hap Griffin Mod w/Baader filter
Astronomik clip-in LP filter and 12nm Ha
Stilleto CVF and Bahtinov mask
Tamron 75-300mm&28-80mm lenses
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nickatnight
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Reged: 04/14/08
Posts: 1751
Loc: Santa Clarita, CA (LA Suburbs)
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Good start. That fog sure puts a damper on your dark skies Gary. Maybe we should trade abodes for a few months. 
I had self-imposed issues last night, mis-naming an alignment star, and cranking my wedge WAY out of alignment. Took me an hour to figure out why the universe was not cooperating. 
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nickatnight
Celestron CPC 9.25" GPS
Lumicon 2" LumiBrite Diagonal
Meade s5000 18mm UWA, Meade 6.7mm UWA,
Parks G.S-5 10mm, Celestrom 40mm Plossl
Parks 2x Barlow, Meade Tele-Extender
Celestron f6.3 Focal Reducer
Lumicon UHC Filter and Deep Sky Filter
Canon Rebel XTi (prime)
Canon Powershot G9 (afocal)
Canon EOS T-Ring and Parks T-Adapter
Lumicon Univ DigiCam Adapter
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waassaabee
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/26/07
Posts: 2695
Loc: Central California Coast
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Thanks all! I had planned on continuing on this tonight but it looks like the wind may prevent any imaging. I've got gusts to 25, and I don't see any relief.
Nick, You're not the only one that's mis ID'd an alignment star... 
Edit: What the hey... I'm setting up anyway!!
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Gary
34N 120W
-My kingdom for blue squares!-
WO Megrez 90FD/TV 0.8x FR/FF
AT8RC
mini Borg 50/Q-Guide/PHD
CGEM
Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader mod - o.o
My Friend Flickr
Edited by waassaabee (11/07/09 07:55 PM)
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