[Barry]

DOME FULLY COVERED WOOT!!!!!!!

[Tatts]

Congratulations mate. Looks Brilliant. How long till you get everything set up inside?

[beeb]

Congrats Barry, great effort, and it's looking great too!

[Barry]

Congratulations mate. Looks Brilliant. How long till you get everything set up inside?

It's gonna be a while yet. Got to waterproof seal it now.

[Barry]

1. Telescope installed - fire extinguisher fitted as priority!


2. Preliminary calibrating on the moon.


3. "FIRST LIGHT" through the ASIGN Observatory II telescope! A very quick shot with only the DSLR on the scope, but enough to check the optics.


4. Crop and different processing of the above.

[avkomp]

woo hoo, looks the real deal now.

[millicat]

Re: ASIGN Observatory II is back on track!

Wow Barry, it is bigger than what I thought. It's certainly the planet nerds man cave.lol. Your partner must be awfully proud of you. Just remember to pop to the house every so often and see the family, don't want your partner to start up the "my partner has a front yard observatory" support group.

awesome job Barry.

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[Barry]

Wow Barry, it is bigger than what I thought. It's certainly the planet nerds man cave.lol. Your partner must be awfully proud of you. Just remember to pop to the house every so often and see the family, don't want your partner to start up the "my partner has a front yard observatory" support group.

awesome job Barry.

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! I'll try to look in on her once every month or so....

[Barry]

Enjoy the video of this fully armed and operational battle-station!

[millicat]

Re: ASIGN Observatory II is back on track!

We are up in Cooktown during xmas visiting the inlaws and my father inlaw was very impressed with it all and my hubby said "ask Barry if he can make me one" lol.


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[Barry]

We are up in Cooktown during xmas visiting the inlaws and my father inlaw was very impressed with it all and my hubby said "ask Barry if he can make me one" lol.


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If I didn't have a full-time job I would seriously consider hiring out my observatory-building skills...

[Barry]

All the cameras and cables installed now. Mount aligned to the planet's axis and ready for imaging. Now to wait for that pesky moon to go away and have a clear night!!

1. The mighty photon hunter!


2. Looking out to the heavens.


3. Peering into deep space.


4. Watchful warrior.

[timmo]

tremendous....now scarper off clouds
so very well done Barry, you are to be congratulated!!
cheers
tim

[Barry]

Thanks Tim!

[Barry]

YAY!! Finally imaging again! Clear night, no moon, no clouds and DARK DARK DARK SKY!!! Going for Messier 42 - The great Orion Nebula tonight!

I've been out of the deep space imaging game for a couple of years now, so this will be interesting trying to re-learn everything and apply the last two years of regular photography processing skills.