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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2634455, member: 27832"]Yay astronomy! I'd love to do astrophotography, especially since worked for several years at a job that had me doing a good bit of image processing, but (a) I don't have anything with a drive-mount and (b) the sky here is lousy with light pollution, limiting magnitude 4 at the zenith on a <i>good</i> night.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been interested in astronomy since I was a kid. Always dreamed about building a telescope (starting with mirror-grinding), but never did. Bought an Orion Dobsonian 10-inch light bucket ten or fifteen years ago, but it's mostly gathering dust, see above. I did see that a science museum in my parents' hometown has a similar model on the fancy equatorial drive mount moldering in their basement, and thought about suggesting a trade or carry-out-in-exchange-for-donation, but never did.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of my other hobbies are dormant, but they include photography, electronics, and chemistry. Yeah, there's some intersection with coins there. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Care to share some details about exposure and camera gear on those photos?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2634455, member: 27832"]Yay astronomy! I'd love to do astrophotography, especially since worked for several years at a job that had me doing a good bit of image processing, but (a) I don't have anything with a drive-mount and (b) the sky here is lousy with light pollution, limiting magnitude 4 at the zenith on a [I]good[/I] night. I've been interested in astronomy since I was a kid. Always dreamed about building a telescope (starting with mirror-grinding), but never did. Bought an Orion Dobsonian 10-inch light bucket ten or fifteen years ago, but it's mostly gathering dust, see above. I did see that a science museum in my parents' hometown has a similar model on the fancy equatorial drive mount moldering in their basement, and thought about suggesting a trade or carry-out-in-exchange-for-donation, but never did. Most of my other hobbies are dormant, but they include photography, electronics, and chemistry. Yeah, there's some intersection with coins there. :rolleyes: Care to share some details about exposure and camera gear on those photos?[/QUOTE]
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