Something to watch for

[CCD-Freak]

I found out the hard way that your red computer screens may be fine for your eyes but they can reek havoc with your images.  While imaging under Bortle 1 sky with a new scope I inadvertently allowed some of that red light into my scope resulting in serious red gradients in some of my images.  Be sure your screens are shielded from you scope.   It pains me to think of the images I compromised after drive 850 miles to image under Bortle 1 sky.    Fortunately not all of my images were affected and Astro Art 7 gradient removal routines do a nice job repairing them.

 

John
CCD-Freak
WD5IKX

 

 

Edited November 2, 2020 by CCD-Freak