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LDW1
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The Deep Sky Stack feature built into the SS is a great little utility, its enjoyable just to play around with, this is one from last nite that I stacked with it today. I am not sure if I can do a before / after, I will give it a look but I have a couple of things to do first.
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And there are a lot of them.
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A few more for my Stars Album
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I get those messages when skies are a bit hazy or there is a bit of a breeze blowing from certain directions. But unless your skys are constantly like that you shouldn't get those messages ' most of the time ' ! You do get some good times though, right ?
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A couple more from a not too bad sky !
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I don't see much difference unless I stare for a while or maybe use a magnifying glass vs the hassles of using an EQ set up ! ZWO got it right and I think at a much better price, no wonder 98% of us have smiles on our faces, lol !
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The 2" filter holder that I ordered from Oak Astro just arrived ! It works well, fits a little snug so I will sand it a bit, works well when the SS retracts as designed. I can hardly wait to try it with several of my 2" scope filters, even if they don't work it wll be fun experimenting. The filter shown is a Burgess CX - 4, may he RIP, a great astro builder !
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Better take up golf, lol !
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And 90% of the great objects are in the south quadrant so if it takes the horizon too high a SS'er will miss out on a high number of dso's ! In the summer Scorpius, Sagittarius, etc. and a lot that goes alongside them ! Hopefully not but ......... ?
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As per another site we are having no luck in taking the North Star, Polaris ! It won't centre,in my case it seems to stay located in the upper left corner, if I manually centre it it returns to the upper left, if I try to enhance it from there it won't / can't take it ! Other have the same issue. Anyone over in your part of the world have any luck with Polaris ?
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Before I spend the $'s I want to try the ones I have, I have a real assortment from my refractors ! I have a unique 2" Burgess X-4 that I am dying to try, first thing as the objects I want to try it with get high enough, early enough.
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With ship. & tax about $300 C on Amazon !
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Mizar and Alcor and its smaller binary star ! Skies were not very good, I shut down pretty early. I was lucky to get what I did. For those that wonder they are located in the bend in the handle of the Big Dipper ! Another one to add to my stars album !
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M40, from the other night ! I love it, really !
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I got rid of all my dobs years ago, now its refractors (10) only, lol ! From 60mm to 130mm, since the SS I am cutting back on them as well, plus my age (76), lol !
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I bought a 4 & 8 star spike masks but I don't like the 8. I think the spikes lend a little character to the stars !
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M106 in 25 min. several nites ago ! Even though I have some pretty competent refractors this SS is getting to be pretty enjoyable, I will say ! Its a fast set up and a fast take down, when skize vary so fast in an evening !
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Procyon ! My stars album keeps growing, skizes were terrible last nite so I will take this one again !
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Remember the poster said 'many' not 'you' in particular from what I see, so if you don't have a guilty concience why would you speak for others ! I think the poster is correct in some cases. Your between the quotes might be a little out of context, there are many that call themselves astronomers but in fact make very little effort to be, lol !
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I had the D2 as well but I immediately sold it when I got my first SS ! I could never get it to perform right, I always had a problem getting it to perform, the other high end gear after researching them throughly determined that I wouldn't pay that sort of $'s but as far as an actual usage comparison I can't help but I have read some, use google if need be !
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North Bay, Ontario, Canada today, 92% covered ! I was lucky the SS shot right through the thinner cloud cover !
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Make sure its the SS and not the D2 unless you want to use your engineering skills, lol !
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Google around there have been several on these forums incl CN / YouTube, I think SS won out based on cost vs capabilities and ease of use !
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Arcturus last nite, Bortle 5-6 ! At some point I will have an album of just stars.
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We are all adults, talking adult talk, we aren't here to coddle you or anyone, incl myself ! For those that can't handle it there is always CN and watch those fireworks for a while ! Have a look at some of your own posts before pointing any fingers !
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