kiwiapple's latest activity
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kiwiapple replied to the thread NGC2442, the Meathook Galaxy.I decided last night to add another night's worth of subs to this. See if you can detect any difference between this 14.25-hour version... -
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kiwiapple replied to the thread Messier 83, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy.Thanks. I have been in touch with ZWO and (after a bit of senseless back and forth, in which they wanted me to send them an image of my...
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It's interesting (to me) to see how this hobby changes how you view your past output. I photographed this galaxy when i first got...
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kiwiapple replied to the thread Messier 83, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy.Thanks!
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My monochrome rig is in the hospital with a defective filter wheel so I was only able to shoot with my "secondary" rig, the 8" SCT with...
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kiwiapple replied to the thread Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888).What an amazing image! I love the background in particular. Well done!
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A few nights ago, while taking my dogs out for their evening walk, I noticed that the crescent moon was in conjunction with Jupiter and...
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kiwiapple replied to the thread Tarantula Nebula.Thanks and sorry for the delay in responding!
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kiwiapple posted the thread Large Magellanic Cloud on the Year's Longest Night in Astro Photography.Last night was the winter solstice here in New Zealand and we had a perfectly still, clear, night to enjoy it. I set up my...
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kiwiapple replied to the thread Another Go at Rho.Thank you! Yes, it's an astromod version that I bought on eBay from someone in Germany a few years ago. And yes, I use an Optolong L-Pro...
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I have decided that this season I'm going to try to focus on just a few targets and really collect a lot of subs on them, rather than...
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The forecast was for clear skies yesterday so I got my tripod set up in advance so that I could hit the ground running when darkness...
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kiwiapple replied to the thread One more comet shot.Thank you for the nice comment, and it's nice for me to be on the other side of the "I couldn't shoot this once-in-a-lifetime event...
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Hey James, I am not jealous at all.... nope not jealous at all..... Oh man! Yes! I am totally jealous!!!! :) I was never able to...
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Last night I went to our new place (still unfinished) to take advantage of darker skies to shoot the comet C/2025 R3 Panstarrs one more...
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