Cloudy skies for weeks and suddenly I'm spoiled for choice when the first clear night occurs yesterday. Rather than pick one target and let the scope do its thing, I decided to take a tour of the cosmos and hold an impromptu virtual star party on my Facebook page (find me as TheAstroCanuck).
This task would have been highly impractical with my Canon DSLR a few weeks back. Now I'm equipped with a spectacular ASI533MC dedicated astronomy camera. I've utilised an Altair Astro 0.67 Lightwave reducer and tri-band OSC filter on my skywatcher 72ED refractor to get a nice, wide view of the night sky. These are all single, 10 minute exposures, and just slightly adjusted with Instagram post options.
This was such a fun night and I am really truly enjoying taking these somewhat transient photos to share with everyone. I could only imagine how much more I could get in a night with a larger, faster scope. However, my current setup is ideal for quickly getting things together after work.
I'm not here to change the world. I'm here to share the universe.
-Tom