Single 10min exposures - mini virtual star party

[Mr_Tom_Harbin]

 Cloudy skies for weeks and suddenly I'm spoiled for choice when the first clear night occurs yesterday. Rather than pick one target and let the scope do its thing, I decided to take a tour of the cosmos and hold an impromptu virtual star party on my Facebook page (find me as TheAstroCanuck).

 

This task would have been highly impractical with my Canon DSLR a few weeks back. Now I'm equipped with a spectacular ASI533MC dedicated astronomy camera. I've utilised an Altair Astro 0.67 Lightwave reducer and tri-band OSC filter on my skywatcher 72ED refractor to get a nice, wide view of the night sky. These are all single, 10 minute exposures, and just slightly adjusted with Instagram post options. 

 

This was such a fun night and I am really truly enjoying taking these somewhat transient photos to share with everyone. I could only imagine how much more I could get in a night with a larger, faster scope. However, my current setup is ideal for quickly getting things together after work.

 

I'm not here to change the world. I'm here to share the universe.

 

-Tom 

[R1k]

Incredible job! What is your guiding setup?

[ultranova]

Impressive, what a great way to show people what's up there...even more so with single 10 minute exposures..

Imagine staking 10 /20 exposures how deep you could go

Well done

Paul

[newbie alert]

Nice...

Personally I don't get wrapped up on f ratio

[Mr_Tom_Harbin]

12 hours ago, R1k said:

Incredible job! What is your guiding setup?

Thank you. 

I'm using a zwo asi120mm mini, and skywatcher 50ED Evoguide - topped on said telescope, nestled atop an EQ6-R Pro orchestrated by a ZWO ASIair (1st gen).

[Mr_Tom_Harbin]

11 hours ago, ultranova said:

Impressive, what a great way to show people what's up there...even more so with single 10 minute exposures..

Imagine staking 10 /20 exposures how deep you could go

Well done

Paul

I've found a great deal of satisfaction in taking these kinds of images. I will probably get some solid imaging time this week and really see what this camera can do. 

Thank you, Paul. 

All the best! 

[Mr_Tom_Harbin]

7 hours ago, newbie alert said:

Nice...

Personally I don't get wrapped up on f ratio

Many thanks. 

Given enough time, we can overcome f ratios. However, living in the UK the clear nights are at a premium and we gotta move PDQ