AP with new telescope

geethq

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    oka bari welawath podak eheata mehaata karanan unoth honda pana yanawane.:baffled::baffled::baffled:
    ow thaniyama ussanna ba setup karala. eka nisa mount and tripod issella (25kg), ita passe weights (18kg), ita passe tube eka (18kg) genalla setup karanne.

    setup karata passe hellenne na lesiyen. hoda stable ekata tiyenawa. eheta meheta karanna nam onekamakuth wadiya enne na aluthma thanaka setup karanna unoth arenna. aluth thanaka setup karanna one unoth polar align karaganna poddak ussala eheta meheta karanna wenawa mulu setup ekama. ekata dennek wath one.
     
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    Sonique

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    How the hell do you decide on the exposure time :oo: I have never done this kind of things and never will but I'm just curious :eek:
     
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    ow thaniyama ussanna ba setup karala. eka nisa mount and tripod issella (25kg), ita passe weights (18kg), ita passe tube eka (18kg) genalla setup karanne.

    setup karata passe hellenne na lesiyen. hoda stable ekata tiyenawa. eheta meheta karanna nam onekamakuth wadiya enne na aluthma thanaka setup karanna unoth arenna. aluth thanaka setup karanna one unoth polar align karaganna poddak ussala eheta meheta karanna wenawa mulu setup ekama. ekata dennek wath one.


    shaena amaru wadk balan yaddi meka. puluwan welawata meke photo tikak danna.
     

    geethq

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    How the hell do you decide on the exposure time :oo: I have never done this kind of things and never will but I'm just curious :eek:
    uba ahanne single frame exposures ganada total combined exposure ganada?



    single exposures :

    light pollution, how precisely mount can track and auto guider can guide, wind, ISO ( depends on the DSLR or gain depending on CCD/CMOS)

    oya tika thamai mainly.

    kalin mount eka limit une mount precision, eke 3-5min exposures.

    dan limit wenne wind eken, tube eka thadi nisa hulan badanawa. 5min thamai danata ganne. hulan adu unama 10min gannawa.
    histogram eken 1/3 pirenna exposure time eka set karana eka thamai normal practice eka.


    total exposure:

    more you get the better. currently i'm getting 3 hours per object. soon i will spend 5-6 hours per object for better details.

    samahara suddo paya 12, 18, 24, 50 wage gannawa oi lol
     

    geethq

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    shaena amaru wadk balan yaddi meka. puluwan welawata meke photo tikak danna.
    ow ban. eka nam ecchara deyak na. oka eliyata ganna eke indala photo ekak ganna puluwan ganata okkoma star align, drift align karala, auto gude calibrate karala test sub aran frame karala, focus karala ganiddi 1.5 to 2 hours yanawa. aluth thanaka nam ita goda wela yanna ida tiyenawa. api samakasanna nisa Polaris penne natuwa amarui polar alignment.

    ita passe photo ganne. ra tisse gannawa. raa kata samanyen max object 2 uparima. bohowita ekai sky condition anuwa.

    moonless nights wenna one ahasa hodata clear wenna one walakulu enne yanne nathiwenna one

    mama maseta sarayak 100km drive karan ridiyagama yanawa okatama night 2-3 gahala photo aran enawa. dan gedara indan karanna ba too much light pollution and crappy weather.
     
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    Sonique

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    uba ahanne single frame exposures ganada total combined exposure ganada?



    single exposures :

    light pollution, how precisely mount can track and auto guider can guide, wind, ISO ( depends on the DSLR or gain depending on CCD/CMOS)

    oya tika thamai mainly.

    kalin mount eka limit une mount precision, eke 3-5min exposures.

    dan limit wenne wind eken, tube eka thadi nisa hulan badanawa. 5min thamai danata ganne. hulan adu unama 10min gannawa.
    histogram eken 1/3 pirenna exposure time eka set karana eka thamai normal practice eka.


    total exposure:

    more you get the better. currently i'm getting 3 hours per object. soon i will spend 5-6 hours per object for better details.

    samahara suddo paya 12, 18, 24, 50 wage gannawa oi lol

    So there is no pre-decided time for each scenario right. The more the better? Dude how do you cope with earth's rotation :nerd:
     

    geethq

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    shaena amaru wadk balan yaddi meka. puluwan welawata meke photo tikak danna.
    photo mokeda telescope ekeda? oya dala tiyenne


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