Murky sky Makarian mono mosaic

[Mike Hawtin]

Sorry about the whimsical title, I'm just in one of those moods today.  This is a two panel mosaic of 12 x 300 sec each panel taken with an Atik 428EX through a C6 HyperStar.  The framing leaves a bit to be desired, the three faint galaxies IC3475, IC3476 and NGC4506 down the left side of the frame looked quite prominent in CdC and I thought they would add to the composition but clearly not.  The murky sky is right though, this winter has been dreadful here, in the last four months I've had just twelve clear relatively moonless nights and all of them have been hazy to some extent.  I think I need to make an appointment though because I've just spent 2k I can't really afford on a new camera and filters!  

I hope you like it anyway, I'll stop rambling now but if you know any good trick cyclists please feel free to pm me.

Mike.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice shot! Forecast for this weekend is good, so I might have a go at browsing through the chain again

[Mike Hawtin]

Thanks Michael, I was surprised at the number of faint fuzzies for just a couple of hours exposure.

[sologuitarist61]

Great image - well done!

[purdo]

Lovely image.

[Mike Hawtin]

Thank you Richard and Mary.

[Agapios]

That is spectacular! Good to see a fellow imager on this island! (not too many of us here!)

[Mike Hawtin]

Thanks Agapios, I believe there are a couple of other forum members who live here but I don't think they are into imaging.