Hi everyone, just wanted to introduce myself.
I've always loved photography, nature and the night sky.
I moved to the west coast and spent quite a few years building up a cabinet business and didn't get out as much as I should have.
In 2007 when everything crashed I lost all my employees, almost lost the biz but luckily I was debt free so I managed to hang in there.
I got a used Jeep, built a solar powered camper and started camping and imaging the Milkyway with a Minolta 9xi camera.
Moved up to the Sony A7 series and an iOptron tracker and was just blown away by the detail and amount of useful data I could collect.
This excitement led to some research and purchasing an EQ6R Pro mount with an Askar Fro600, FMA 180 guide scope and a ZWO ASI mini guide camera.
I already know I'm way in over my head with this equipment with lots of learning to do and that's why I joined. I really want to learn how to do deep sky imaging.
I'm not the brightest light in the shed.