Hi everyone,
I've been struggling with a probelm for a while now, and I'd love to hear if anyone else has experienced something similar.
I have a nice imaging rig that I'm really happy with. Over time I've learned a heap about setting up all of my equipment and how best to use NINA to operate it all on my dedicated mini PC. I've also developed some decent Pixinsight workflows that produce images I'm proud of.
As you might've guessed, this isn't the issue. The issue is that I currently work away 8 days of every fortnight, and I don't have access to my scope for these 8 days. When I'm back home for the other 6 days, I want to do everything I can, catch up with friends and family, play sport, pursue my other hobbies and of course take images (if the clouds permit me). Unfortunately, I live in a block of units and while I'm able to set my scope up nearby, it needs more or less constant supervision because it's accessible to the public and other residents of the apartment complex. While I can run my rig remotely from inside my apartment through remote desktop, being awake for large chunks of the night ensuring that my rig doesn't get stolen or vandalized makes me quite tired the next morning and affects how much I can do in my limited time off back home.
I really love taking images, processing them and obtaining an awesome end result, but lately, I've not been using my rig much because of how tired I am after a night (or nights) of imaging. This is making me feel like all the time, effort and money I spent getting to the point I am now was somewhat of a waste.
Has anyone else gone through anything similar and if so, what did you do to rectify your situation? I'm considering sending my rig remote but I'm balking at the monthly cost of this a bit. I live in Western Australia so my options for domestic remote observatories are somewhat limited, but there are a few out there that I could try.
Any suggestions or insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading, and clear skies!
I've been struggling with a probelm for a while now, and I'd love to hear if anyone else has experienced something similar.
I have a nice imaging rig that I'm really happy with. Over time I've learned a heap about setting up all of my equipment and how best to use NINA to operate it all on my dedicated mini PC. I've also developed some decent Pixinsight workflows that produce images I'm proud of.
As you might've guessed, this isn't the issue. The issue is that I currently work away 8 days of every fortnight, and I don't have access to my scope for these 8 days. When I'm back home for the other 6 days, I want to do everything I can, catch up with friends and family, play sport, pursue my other hobbies and of course take images (if the clouds permit me). Unfortunately, I live in a block of units and while I'm able to set my scope up nearby, it needs more or less constant supervision because it's accessible to the public and other residents of the apartment complex. While I can run my rig remotely from inside my apartment through remote desktop, being awake for large chunks of the night ensuring that my rig doesn't get stolen or vandalized makes me quite tired the next morning and affects how much I can do in my limited time off back home.
I really love taking images, processing them and obtaining an awesome end result, but lately, I've not been using my rig much because of how tired I am after a night (or nights) of imaging. This is making me feel like all the time, effort and money I spent getting to the point I am now was somewhat of a waste.
Has anyone else gone through anything similar and if so, what did you do to rectify your situation? I'm considering sending my rig remote but I'm balking at the monthly cost of this a bit. I live in Western Australia so my options for domestic remote observatories are somewhat limited, but there are a few out there that I could try.
Any suggestions or insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading, and clear skies!
