Elephant Trunk - Stack_16bits_14frames_2520s_HO_Light_PS

[mAnKiNd]

Hello,

Haven't posted here for a while, thought I'd share my narrowband live stack from the other night.

Location is my LED floodlight polluted backyard in Long Island, New York a red/white zone to begin with.

Quick n dirty mastering in Photoshop.

JPEG:
http://nova.astrometry.net/image/5113086

Here's a photo of the setup in question

received_297922374340695.jpeg (869.84 KiB) Viewed 1653 times

Skywatcher Az-GTi on Star Adventurer EQ Wedge, Pier and two counterweights, Manfroto Tripod, Canon 300mm f4 (no-IS) and a few critical modifications to get it all to work. Great little setup, smallest possible with dual tracking (RA & DEC) and connects with laptop over wifi. It slews, tracks and guides perfectly, but best of all I can pick it all up with one hand!

Capture details:

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[turfpit]

Outstanding Minos.

With all that light, there will be no problems like tripping up over cables or kicking the tripod.

Dave

[mAnKiNd]

Thanks Dave!

Haha that sure is an advantage! Another is that I can keep my laptop screen brightness at max to enjoy the live stack building up

However, I'm visible to all the neighborhood complex and people tend to look at me weird..."what is that guy doing..?"

If only they knew..

Cheers
Minos