My newer tripod

[stepping beyond]

Lxd55 with a SN 8 and DSI  216xt Pictor  ccd imager/ guider. Taking darks and flats and not getting anytime under the stars..

[damnut]

Might be me but cannot make out any detail???

[Roy Challen]

Might be me but cannot make out any detail???

Not just you, I can't make out anyTHING let alone any detail!

Feel happy for the OP though.

[Alfian]

I think flash failed to ignite.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I can just make out a black tube, and some cords in the background which suggest the photo is upside down, but I could only see that in averted vision

[Cornelius Varley]

Does this help ?

[stepping beyond]

I tried loading pics but, sgl said it doesn't support the file format. They were taken in png. except for this one in jpeg thanks for that M.W. I was taking darks and flats while these were taken, the mount attached to the tripod is one that didn't load. I'll try again do they need to be jpeg , jpg ? if so I'll reformat these files.

[damnut]

Hi There,

Instructions on how to load images to be fond here ;-- http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/154704-sgl-how-to-attach-images/#entry2651571

[Cornelius Varley]

Either jpg or png

[JonC]

Is it a DSO (Dark Shed Object)?

[cathouse42]

Obviously it is made from Dark Matter.

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That's halarious ,  It's daytime darks from my basement control room. I tried doing flats at dusk , on a cloudy day  but, they don't come out looking useable too much black in the lower right corner. I'm back at it today hopefully finish my darks and start back at flats , calibration frames are a royal pain when you haven't ever done this before. Any and all advice and pics of what they should or shouldn't look like will help immensely, to give me an idea

[LukeSkywatcher]

Maybe its made with that new stuff which is said to be the blackest of black ever invented. Its so black that you cant even see it.

The above comment which i just made sounds like it could have come straight out of an episode of Fr.Ted.