Three Seestar Captures
- Thread starter kiwiapple
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Wow James!!! You are really scoring some great images with the SeeStar. I am glad you were able return with all body limbs intact from your outing last night! 
Two questions.
How well does the Polaris work for Astro? What's the largest lens you have used and your longest shutter speed?
And, is the ETA Carinae visible year round for you?
Two questions.
How well does the Polaris work for Astro? What's the largest lens you have used and your longest shutter speed?
And, is the ETA Carinae visible year round for you?
kiwiapple
Well-Known Member
Yeah, it was a perilous outing, full of danger and jeopardy, but I persevered in the face of the unknown mysteries of the other side of my road....
The Polaris does OK for me. I have managed to do some usable shoots on a 400mm lens if I keep the exposures short, but I generally stick to no longer than 200mm (which is still pretty good for an astro target). The thing is that it often will "kick"a bit at the beginning of a tracking routine, so you have to wait a moment after slewing to make sure you don't get that captured in your shot.
The Polaris does OK for me. I have managed to do some usable shoots on a 400mm lens if I keep the exposures short, but I generally stick to no longer than 200mm (which is still pretty good for an astro target). The thing is that it often will "kick"a bit at the beginning of a tracking routine, so you have to wait a moment after slewing to make sure you don't get that captured in your shot.
Mike Lewis
Staff Member
Very nice work James, it is fun to see what you can do with that little rig. I saw your amazing image of Eta Carinae with your serious astro gear, wondering how many 10 sec subs went into this version (i.e. how long is the total integration on this version?) Really nice colors and round stars. The Monkey Head is impressive too, very well done.
I know what you mean about being out away from your house or car when imaging. For some reason as soon as I do that my imagination starts conjuring up all sorts of images of robbers, mountain lions, and bears to worry about
It doesn't exactly help that we have had both bears and mountain lions seen in our neighborhood before (although not a common occurrence by any means...)
IN any case, thanks for sharing these, very fun to see.
ML
I know what you mean about being out away from your house or car when imaging. For some reason as soon as I do that my imagination starts conjuring up all sorts of images of robbers, mountain lions, and bears to worry about
It doesn't exactly help that we have had both bears and mountain lions seen in our neighborhood before (although not a common occurrence by any means...)IN any case, thanks for sharing these, very fun to see.
ML