Phew...been busy now that it's haying season. Haven't had much time to sign on here but...I have managed to get the scope and CCD out. Had some actual bugs creep into my setup...the declination motor stopped working and the cause was actually a small bug that gunked up the cable.
ANYWAY..managed to grab some nice shots of the Dumbbell Nebula. For your enjoyment: http://maplecroft.ca/astro/m27-06-16-2020-3.jpg
It might be a while before I try again...gotta get the haying done,..
Dang bugs, eh?
The bugs wouldn't like anything with gaseous fumes. Try soaking a rag
around the tripod or whatever you use for the camera rig with some bug
spray or similar.
Looks like a glass-like sphere in space.
Where is Maplecroft Farm located, exactly?
Phew...been busy now that it's haying season. Haven't had much time to sign on here but...I have managed to get the scope and CCD out. Had some actual bugs creep into my setup...the declination motor stopped working and the cause was actually a small bug that gunked up the cable. Finally made not a Hartmann mask but a Bahtinov mask (two solid days of cutting a pattern into a big circle of cardboard). I do think the thing actually helps focusing. Discovered my rig actually has a polar alignment feature that makes my life a lot easier.
ANYWAY..managed to grab some nice shots of the Dumbbell Nebula. For your enjoyment:
http://maplecroft.ca/astro/m27-06-16-2020-3.jpg
Decided to go for the Ring Nebula but it was 4:30am and the sky glow was creeping in...not quite as nice but still, you can make out that star in the middle that created the nebula:
http://maplecroft.ca/astro/m57-06-16-2020-cropped2.jpg
All were about 15 minute exposures. Next time I get tracking that good I'm going to do a full hour long one.
It might be a while before I try again...gotta get the haying done, we're neck deep in mosquitos and the hospitals are moving again...my "reversal" surgery could be anytime. Not looking forward to surgery but I am looking forward to being put back together again.
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Where is Maplecroft Farm located, exactly?
Oh down in the heart of mennonite country in south of Ontario. We have
a couple horses, the wife has her little flock of alpaca (so on top of everything else it is shearing time too). [Your blood pressure just went
up.]
Nice images. What equipment are you using?
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