Comet 144P beside Aldebaran.

[paul mc c]

Quick 30 sec subs, comet right beside Aldebaran,around 12th mag.

[Geoff Lister]

This was from my Dwarf II on the 12th Feb, 75 miles from my home, from a garden in a town with Bortle 4 skies. The image was processed and stacked within the Dwarf and is shown as downloaded to my tablet. I also have the 232 FITs with 15s exposures and gain of 80, but this image, even with its field rotation effects, gives a reasonable view with little effort on my part - just entering the epoch 2000.0 RA/Dec co-ordinates, and sitting inside, with a coffee, watching the image build on my tablet's screen.

A few days later, I was using the same kit for birdwatching from an RSPB hide. The others in the hide had binoculars, spotting 'scopes or DSLRs with long lenses; I just plonked my Dwarf on a shelf (no tripod needed), connected, and viewed on my tablet. Those around me could also see my view without having to share optical equipment.

Geoff

[AKB]

Well, seeing that you have Feb 10 and Feb 12, here's Feb 11...

...a 5 minute stack of 30s subs using Jocular (ignore the 15min label, it's because Jocular splits and OSC RGB into separate subs.)

Tony.