AstroNebulee

When we used to go on holiday I'm like that too. Especially planning for around the new moon time 😉 Lee

During the video as you were wandering up to the houseboat with your headtorch on, I expected a grumpy old man to twitch the curtains, open the window and shout at you. The houseboat would make a lovely place to live with those views. Lee

Very nice indeed Paul. Sometimes you just got to brave the weather's and get out there and you've been rewarded. The foreground of the light painted barn is beautiful and I like how Leo appears to be leaping over it. Thank you and clear skies. Lee

Wow that's impressive Ger. I'm so pleased you captured the core on your holiday and took such an amazing image. I agree with the landscapes in the Canary Islands are very moon like and a place I love to visit when possible. Clesr skies Lee

Beautiful Paul. Just watched your journal and I'm blown away as usual. I just want to say a huge thank you for your journals, advice given on them and your enthusiasm for Widefield astrophotography that keeps me going and I'm sure many others of us. All your images are superb but last resting place is just sublime. Clear skies and look forward to your next journal. Lee

Beautiful image Dave. What an amazing foreground of the Abbey. I know what you mean about the wind it was extremely windy. I was out in the early hours by the quarry trying for the milky-way but clouds only gave me glimpses. Good luck for next time. Lee

No the confusion was all mine haha. I thought you meant above in the image of M81&82. Regarding the dew sheild on mine I had a look and it's the felt variety. Good luck with your imaging journey, you're well on the way now. I never liked spring as not into galaxies with the 72ed and also lighter evenings. Late summer into autumn you'll have so many to choose from just remember to concentrate on one target and get several hours on it especially nebula, I used to get 5 hours if possible. Lee

Thank you. Yes it's a great view if what the Astronomik L3 can do, and I learnt more about processing by then. Always learning in Astrophotography beit Widefield or scope work. I did try some milky-way last night but the clear gaps never appeared but a stunning location by the quarry even if I was being blown about by the wind. Good luck on your imaging journey I'll look forward to the results. Lee

It's looking good. Though not M51 above its NGC3077 I think. 👍 Lee

The stars look good in all the corners and no back focus issues I can see. It was really windy out ladt night when I was trying for the milky-way with dslr, so I'm not sure where you are but the wind will play havoc with guiding unless really sheltered. I found the 72ed was better on bigger targets and never really bothered with to many galaxies. I did do M31, M33, M51 and M81&82. But found it was at the limit. Lee

My dew sheild pulled off and had a felt strip attached to the scope. Will take a photo when I'm home. I wouldn't bother cleaning the element unless it's really dirty, you'd be surprised how much dirt doesn't bother the image. Lee

Yes I did use an Astronomik L3 filter to cure the blue fringing and bloating of stars and did a really great job worth every penny. It really tightened up the stars. I'm in bortle 3 so never had to worry to much about LP. I used it on nebula and some galaxies but I was more of a nebula imager. Lee

Fantastic Gerr. I've not seen the zodiacal light yet. All the more lovely with the H alpha of Orion. Lee

So much depth and structure Paul, lovely image. 👍 Lee

Congratulations Paul 👏. So brilliant your getting the recognition you deserve. Such a stunning image, as Paul said I do like how the mountain and milky-way arc compliment each other perfectly. Lee

It's looking very nice indeed. 👌 Exciting times ahead. What I did to help balancing in RA better was to mount the guidescope on a small dovetail bar on top of the scope so all was central and no excess weight either side of the rig. That was my ocd kicking in the though. But yours shouldn't weigh to much to affect RA. Lee

I'm sure you got it all sorted as best you can without a real world test in the stars. I was plugged in to and asiair in the photo. Though I don't do the imaging side with my scope anymore. I just do visual with another scope and lunar and planetary. Mostly dslr Widefield Nightscapes now. I'll look forward to seeing your setup. Lee

Did you insert the flattener all the way in and tightened the thumbscrew up? Or did I misread that part. An all screwed imaging train is best when you can manage it. That way you can eliminate a few errors that may crop up with an imaging train that has thumbscrews that hold parts together. If you get any partly clear skies at night you can now refine the focus position with your setup either in stars or the moon when visible. I always left my imaging rig set up when not in use, covered in a couple of sheets to keep the dust off and carried it out to my imaging area in a couple of trips when in use. Lee

It can be but once you've cracked it you shouldn't have to do it Again. Unless you change something with the imaging train. Tomatobro gave good advice to try it during the day on a far away object. Even when it's partially cloudy at night give it a go too. Good luck, you can do it 👍. Lee

I have the older long tube version of the SW 72ed and had the ovl flattener which is basically the Stella mira one and use the RVO rotator which was excellent on my scope and so much better than the SW one. I had about 5mm of focus tube showing and able to achieve focus. Lee

Thank you Paul, that really means a lot coming from yourself 😊. I'm looking forwards to getting some milky-way core action going soon when the skies and moon obey. Can't wait for your next journal. Clear skies and thank you. Lee

I too enjoyed your video Paul. I admire your dedication and to be rewarded with your beautiful images and that amazing Dawn chorus sunrise with a hot drink. What makes it all the more special. Take care and clear skies. Lee

Thank you, I really appreciate your kind comment. Lee

Whilst out comet hunting at Delabole, Cornwall on 28-3-24, I swung the camera around to the southwest and using my samyang 14mm f2.8 lens I took a Widefield shot of Orion, the V of Hyades and the Pleiades asterim. Taken with Canon 600D and Samyang 14mm f2.8 Sky 7x13 sec 1600iso Foreground 1x90sec 800iso Stacked in Sequator and processed in Photoshop. Still learning masking the foreground in and not the best foreground as only one exposure and should of turned LENR on the dslr. Lots to learn to get it right. Lee

Another brilliant image. I like how the holiday let illuminated the building. Lee