M33 (2015/09) @ DARC

This is the first AP image that I felt happy to share. ;-)

This is also my first time do image for a whole night !

I met a few new friends from China who also live at Bay Area. They have a "secret" site where is 2 hour away. We chat on "WeChat" for a while and I decide to give that site a try.

PS: https://blackdragon72.wordpress.com/ this is one of the guy's blog. Very cool.

2hr drive is not much and the site is pretty dark.

It is very close the the D.A.R.C observatory (http://www.deepskycolors.com/locations_DARC.html) and kind of a semi-public place.

At 2015/Sept/19, I arrived at about 7pm and quickly setup the gears and meet the new friends in person. Although I got the CCD at time but that's too new to me, I decide to use DSRL on this one.

Total 40 subs and 480sec each.

Detail: http://www.astrobin.com/212993/B/

OTA is Takahashi FSQ-85 (without reducer).

Mount is Astro-Physics Mach1

Camera is Canon T3i mod

I really like the site !!

It is dark, clean, and convenient.

We have 4 scopes that night.

This is DARC observatory... (http://www.deepskycolors.com/locations_DARC.html)