I'd like to run a little imaging competition, just for the fun of it.
This January: 30 Second Exposures unguided Start Date: 1st January 2020 End Date: 31st January 2020
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All images must be taken using Indilib.
30 seconds unguided <-- screenshot must be provided of Ekos
data captured between the challenge start and end date
1 single submission of the image, no multiple entries
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Reply to this topic with your entry, with as much information as possible.
target name, imaging train, technique used etc...
So, what you really need is one *.fit file from a series ... So you can read the metadatas with the fits viewer. Everything you need is in there. Author, date, conditions and INDI signature
Except, a fit file can be really big. Will the server support 10ths of images 15Mpx heavy ?
One other thing. Here in Europe we are in the middle of winter. To be honest, I haven't seen much stars since the end of October
What's the point in asking for pictures taken **only** during the month of January, as long as they are unguided 30 sec Ekos generated pictures ?
It would be fun. But there are plenty of variables for how 'good' the tracking is. It will be dependent on such things as the: focal length, pixel scale, mount performance, polar alignment, periodic errors, etc. While 30 seconds may not even be long enough to show such underlying issues that may be of interest in an unguided challenge as it's not an especially high bar.