My 5th time trying to image a seemingly easy target with something being off… This time I must have nudged the lens out of focus slightly and there was some dew forming on the lens that I hadn’t noticed. This hobby sure has a steep learning curve!
Still, decided to not throw away the whole attempt and did a quick processing. It’s about 45 minutes worth of 30 sec exposures at 500mm f6.3.
Feedback appreciated!
Yes, this is on a StarAdventurer tracker, but 500mm is pretty much the limit for it.
The autoguider is basically a small scope with a small camera connected to a computer which runs the software you mentioned and uses the data from the secondary scope to correct the movement of the main scope in real time.
A go-to mount is definitely my next big upgrade as well.
Clear skies!
1 more question I forgot to ask earlier - what camera body are you photographing with?
When it stops snowing here, I’m looking forward to trying out my new Canon EOS R8, which I think is going to be a decent upgrade from my Rebel T3i (aka Canon 600D)… better low light performance off the bat, full frame which means I can stop doing crop sensor conversions, and higher MP count. Not to mention it’s lighter which will stress my tracker a bit less (with a heavy lens I was basically at the weight limit already).
and while you are at it, what 500mm lens are you using?