New Data on Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070

[decay]

Ah, took me a minute to translate kicking goals from soccer into American.

Yes, Mike - no soccer in the US and no baseball in Europe. What a pity
BTW, you once used the phrase 'to ballpark'. It took several minutes and the use of online dictionaries for me until I figured out what it means

Best regards, Dietmar.

[Startrek]

Hi Martin,

such a great object - and such a stunning image

It does prove you don’t to need to spend a lot of money on the hobby to capture and process some reasonable images

I think that's true, Martin. With my entry level 8" f/5 GSO Newt and low-end Canon DSLR camera the problem is never the hardware, but in almost all cases behind the scope I guess the only really important thing for AP is a decent mount.

I still have my new 10” Carbon fibre newt at my dark site which I’ve only used 3 or 4 times this year

I remember a 'dictum' - something like "the best camera is the camera that you are carrying with you" - and not the high-end camera you left at home. I think that's similar to your case – you take great shots with your affordable equipment simply because you can take advantage of the opportunity when one arises.

I do have family in the US ( LA and Seattle ) cousins, but haven’t visited them for a long time. Must get back to the US at some stage in the future

Remember to take your scope with you if you ever visit your family in the US. That’s the opportunity to to capture some objects of the Northern Skies.

Best regards, Dietmar.

Thanks Dietmar
Much appreciated
Martin

[Mike in Rancho]

Yes, Mike - no soccer in the US and no baseball in Europe. What a pity
BTW, you once used the phrase 'to ballpark'. It took several minutes and the use of online dictionaries for me until I figured out what it means

Best regards, Dietmar.

Ruh Roh. Sorry, Dietmar! Didn't realize my phrasing could be so far out in left field.