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Hi I am very interested in your CCD .. I am aware it’s an older model. But it seems a good starting point. Can it be used for live view Live stacked viewing on a monitor EEA? Is the unit colour or mono? And does it come with all its standard accessories? Thanks for your time. Apologies missed out i...

ST2000XM (monochrome) CCD ---- SOLD Comes with CFW-8A electronic filter wheel, Ha+LRGB filters, and pelican case. Will throw in some free molecular sieve desicants Old model but I think it's a decent CCD especially for beginners. Price negotiable, hope it can find some use. The H-alpha and LRGB fil...

Indeed! They stick very strongly to their principle of sharing professional science with the layman.

Cool trip! Is the observatory opened for everyone? I mean - do you have to pay to enter? Yes the amazing part is that it is opened to public. If memory serves me well, they charge an entrance fee of 300yen, though I think it's more than worth the money! I've added their website to my post in case a...

. A recollection of my visit to the Gunma Astronomical Observatory (GAO), 150km north of Tokyo. 24-25 December 2016 http://www.astron.pref.gunma.jp/e/ https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2860/33154359613_5cb1b11c2a.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3954/33926435916_c646476b88_n.jpg This observatory is si...

Really like Kelvin's shot of you. The composition is just perfect!

Marco wrote:Nice one Joachim. I was imaging the same night not too far away
Cheers
Marco

Thanks Marco! Nice to see your effort too. I believe seeing in Singapore is at least decent a good deal of the time which makes it much better for planets.

Finally achieved satisfactory results with derotation. Also my first attempt at putting together a rotation video sequence. The video can be seen here https://youtu.be/8M7d3m34c5I https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2945/34238548706_5ed09327bf.jpg 2017-04-19-1629_2-RGB by joachimong , on Flickr https://c1...