My wife has insisted that I cannot image tonight :-(

[steppenwolf]

She has a point though ......

[RayD]

Whimp 

This must be the thunder snow they've been saying is on the way.  Could be up to the dome by the morning by all accounts.

[Starlight 1]

With Stars looking like that she right.

[Ibbo!]

its only a shower it will clear later

[SteveNickolls]

He, he that's not snow it's very close stars! Nice photo.

Cheers,
Steve

[steppenwolf]

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With Stars looking like that she right.

I really must improve my focus .......

[SilverAstro]

21 minutes ago, steppenwolf said:

She has a point though ......

He he ! nice one, but point of order sir - if that aint an image I dunno !? Mind she doesnt catch you

[RayD]

6 minutes ago, steppenwolf said:

I really must improve my focus .......

Or guiding.  Never seen such eggy stars 

[LukeSkywatcher]

Must be atmospherics because the stars here tonight look identical.

[Roy Challen]

I can see Orion!

 

[steppenwolf]

2 minutes ago, Roy Challen said:

I can see Orion!

So can I  - now!

[LukeSkywatcher]

I can see a love heart. To the right of Orion.

Turn Right At Orion. LOL

Also, half a dozen blue snowballs too.

[Pompey Monkey]

Which surely make this Sirius!

 

[brantuk]

I thought it was just a noisy picture of your back yard Steve - try Photoshop to be sure lol

[SilverAstro]

Bit of a nasty gradient near the bottom, some amp glow middle bottom as well perhaps ?

[LukeSkywatcher]

2 minutes ago, SilverAstro said:

Bit of a nasty gradient near the bottom, some amp glow middle bottom as well perhaps ?

LOL. You'd think that the author of "Making Every Photon Count", would know how to take a good image.

*kidding*

[James]

Needs a run through CCD Inspector... not sure how flat that field is...

 

[SilverAstro]

13 minutes ago, LukeSkywatcher said:

Turn Right At Orion. LOL

well he couldnt turn left - run into a whacking great dust bunny at the base of the obs.

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Slap an Ice IX filter on and you'll be fine.

[Gina]

Much the same here!

[SilverAstro]

6 hours ago, steppenwolf said:

She has a point though ......

How deep is it now ? Enquiring minds need to know ! Try to sneak another image please

I have been lucky, far to the West of Steve and a bit East of Gina it has been crystal clear all evening/night till about midnight when clouds rolled in, no precipitation at all, chilly to the feet though - must put in a req. for some furry boots I think.

[Nova2000]

Steve really got a great pic of stars

Especially orion! Are there any snow filters available 

[oobydooby]

Look carefully top left of image.  The newly discovered Brain and spinal column nebula, and just below and slightly right of this is the Lungs and trachea planetary nebula.

[daz]

@steppenwolf - and I notice she's left the outside light on again.... I would be having some serious words Steve!!

 

 

P.S. Don't tell her I said that - will you???

 

[steppenwolf]

On 12/01/2017 at 18:25, SilverAstro said:

He he ! nice one, but point of order sir - if that aint an image I dunno !? Mind she doesnt catch you

Good point but 'twas her wot took the picture ........

On 12/01/2017 at 18:58, Pompey Monkey said:

Which surely make this Sirius!

Indeed and as you can see, I even have Sirius B just visible to the top right .....

 

On 12/01/2017 at 19:03, SilverAstro said:

Bit of a nasty gradient near the bottom, some amp glow middle bottom as well perhaps ?

She should have used a cooled CCD camera not her DSLR camera ........

 

19 hours ago, SilverAstro said:

How deep is it now ? Enquiring minds need to know ! Try to sneak another image please

This morning shot shows that we didn't fare too badly in the end. I could even have done some imaging but there was this really bright silver disk in the sky!

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The newly discovered Brain and spinal column nebula, and just below and slightly right of this is the Lungs and trachea planetary nebula.

Always something new to 'discover'.

5 hours ago, daz said:

P.S. Don't tell her I said that - will you???

I have shown this thread to Jane - apparently, she is really looking forward to catching up with you at the end of March, @daz