Hello from Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland - Forums

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Sep 9, 2021

Hey everyone, My name is Ricky and i live in Dumfries & Galloway in SW Scotland UK. I once dabbled in imaging about 10 years ago with a 10" Newtonian and no clue what i was doing! Ive still no clue what im doing but have changed my gear as things have changed. Currently using an NEQ6 Pro mount, a William Optics Fluorostar 91 APO Triplet and a Nikon z50 dlsr for imaging, William Optics Guidestar 61 and ZWO 120 mini for guiding and all the usual PHD2, Stellarium, SG Pro etc, etc. Looking forward to your scrutiny and happy to share any data from my skies so that someone can show me what my processing should be like

Always up for a crack on cloudy nights, and i just bought a couple of things yesterday so you can blame me for the clouds

All the best

Ricky

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Claudio Tenreiro

Sep 9, 2021

Hi Ricky, it will be good to see your images from Scotland, I remember very dark and beautiful nights in the Isle of Skye, before the mist comes inland. Also in Paisley, from the parks, there were some clear and open skies, but, also, I must say, temperatures were a bit low, so, same ales were necessary to keep us warm.
Cheers and welcome !

Ricky Graham

Topic starter

Sep 9, 2021

Claudio Tenreiro:
Hi Ricky, it will be good to see your images from Scotland, I remember very dark and beautiful nights in the Isle of Skye, before the mist comes inland. Also in Paisley, from the parks, there were some clear and open skies, but, also, I must say, temperatures were a bit low, so, same ales were necessary to keep us warm.
Cheers and welcome !

Claudio, beer is always necessary in scotland 🤣

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