a demo with skybender

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a demo with skybender

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I normally use skybender with omega Ha filter in mode similar to thousand oaks prom viewer
however dynamic range is so huge that my camera just don't do well in capture (visually its great)

so
I came up with an analogy of using same filter as a "poor mans double stack" with lunt 60

I set lunt tilt once and then just used skybender to tilt omega filter only

here is pic of set up with camera
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look close you can see proms come in and out of view

im using skybender to tilt omega filter only
there is some movement of sun in field do to hand touching
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Re: a demo with skybender

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Hi John

yes the proms are obvious


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Re: a demo with skybender

Post by marktownley »

good result with the omega and skybender. i use a skybender with my Cak setup, they're very good.


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