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What a great project. And the images look great too. Yes, I am posting here for personal reference I may try this one myself. Thanks for sharing. Dave.

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Very nice image. I like the colours too. At least you pointed out your realisation about the cloud drifting to the right so next time, or even others can attempt. Thanks for sharing. Dave.

Thanks for the post David. Its going to be cloudy tonight, I will use my time to read through this then. In the 5 minutes I already spent looking into this I have learnt new things. Thanks.

Looks interesting. Thanks for sharing.

FYI The USB 3.1 standard is backward compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. So, the camera should work on the USB 3 port.

Thanks for the info The website makes Senja look a great place to visit.

Looking back, I wish I had saved myself the £130 for the 10" steel tube that I then filled with cement. Instead, I should have got a cardboard tube and poured cement into that instead. Would have worked just as well. Once painted, no one would have noticed!

Great image Lucas. Well done. I have imaged M57 before but never managed the outer halo. I must try for this next time. Thanks for sharing.

I think it also depends on your reasons to purchase a scope in the first place. I dont know when you started astronomy but for me, its been an OK winter, weather wise. Last winter was worse for me here. Only bad weather is this last 4 weeks for me. Although I was away for two of those weeks to a place where the sun and stars shone brightly I have never felt I have wasted my money on my astronomy gear. Having been viewing since 2010 and imaging since 2016. Purchasing lots of bits and pieces. I find the weather just a obstacle to wait out until it changes for the better. And I do think, personally, if it was clear skies every night then I would probably get bored quickly and sell up lol. I think the weather will improve next week. Hold on in there. It will get better, it always does

It would be interesting to see a comparison of this new filter along with the Chroma LP filter. As I have bad LP to the west with the new LED street lights I would be very interested in ANY LP filter that could help.

Yep. Live launch in 100 minutes....that's 20 more 5 minute subs in AP speak

I was looking through one of my USB drives wich has my library of images. I found my first real DSO image, taken 5 August 2015 Its funny cos I have been trying to image M51 for some time. Earlier in the year I tried and the second image is from that attempt. I couldn't get focus to stay exact and there was a lot of high cloud, giving it a misty look. Apart from that, its not a bad image. The best part is that from what I have learned in the last 2/3 years I can see the difference and more to the point, I know what is wrong with the images and how to correct next time

That's a wonderful video. I have issues with sound, on my laptop at the moment, so, silence..But the video image itself, having been to Kielder Star camp in November 2016, brought back lots of great memories. The clear dark skies in you video show what a wonderful place Kielder Forest is. A real pleasure to watch. Thanks for taking the time to edit and post here.

I have 3 Pi's laying around somewhere and numerous SD cards. Looks like another interesting project to be had