DSOs in twilight tonight

[nytecam]

Tried for new nova in Serpens tonight by offsetting from tiny Venus [below] but sky too bright @ 4.30PM for nova and so far no stars recorded in area but will look further at images.

Used next 30min on planetaries M27 [below] in 20s and 60s and later M57. It's amazing what can be recorded in a bright dusk sky - used my SX Lodestar-C cam on 30cm f/2.8 Meade SCT ;-\

[DoctorD]

Hi Maurcie

M27 is amazing, especially if it was dusk and London skies!!!

Paul

[nytecam]

Here's Ring M57 in 10s exp and M13 glob in 10s exp - both are centre crops fullsize and timed ~4.55PM. Longer exps in twilight were close to saturation !

[nytecam]

Hi Maurcie M27 is amazing, especially if it was dusk and London skies!!!Paul

Thanks Paul - on this occasion under twilight condition', LP had no effect. However had to use the Lodestar s/ware white-balance option otherwise the sky would have been overpowering bright blue - instead of the orange skies when dark and light polluted :-)

[nytecam]

my video clip demos above twilit targets @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjbZMDeyx8o 

[Joves]

Excellent results, Maurice. Well done.

[nytecam]

Excellent results, Maurice. Well done.

Thanks Aaron - love the new avatar - Dad :-)

[Joves]

Thanks Maurice. I love the new little avatar, as well. He's the cutest little avatar I could ever have hoped for

[DoctorD]

Hi Aaron

I guess being an amateur astronomer will have prepared you for all the sleepless nights too

Clear skies

Paul

[Joves]

You're dead right, Paul. Funny how, just when I was about to pack up the other night, I thought "meh, what's the point, the little munchkin will only wake me again in an hour!"