Quick 5hr stack of 90s subs
EOS R8 full spectrum
GT81 with x flattener and UV/IR cut
Orion Astroview EQ
Bortle 4, freaking windy 25mph sustained / 40 mph gusts
#NGC 7023 Iris Nebula
stiff remnant
hollow mountain
very impressive, especially for wind speeds that high. how did you even shoot with wind like that?
stiff remnant
very impressive, especially for wind speeds that high. how did you even shoot wi...
I mainly do it with a grimace… I suppose I am pretty used to it. The area where I live is marked as the windiest place in the contiguous US, so there is no escape. Im able to keep about 60% of my subs at 480mm focal length. Anything longer would be pretty hard.
hollow mountain
that's really impressive though, how do you keep your mount steady?
stiff remnant
that's really impressive though, how do you keep your mount steady?
I keep it pretty heavy, around 30 lbs. the steadiness of the wind, even though strong, seems to help with the guiding consistency. I had it on concrete in my yard too, I don’t think it would have stood a chance out in an open field.
hollow mountain
ahh okay, that makes a lot of sense
stiff remnant
I plan to take and fill a large combine primary drive pulley with concrete to use as a pier to get something more windproof in a field.
Then I wouldn’t be so limited to my b4 location and could get out to b2 more often.