2023 - The Summer of SMOKE! 😔

Trying to stay enthusiastic with astrophotography when dealing with smoke and bad weather is a challenge. Here's how I've been dealing with it this year!

[@dicarlon1]

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[@mlethbridge76]

I feel your pain, the nights without clouds have been rare, but when they do come, the smoke has been there to put a damper on our fun. This weather has been BRUTAL since about October.

[@ronrotunno2901]

Same here Dave! Thanks for being the voice of frustrated astophographers!!! My “Summer of Milkyway” has turned into me taking pictures of my cat. So I have that going for me…

[@keystothecosmos7527]

😂😂😂

[@alsajooo]

Dealing with the same here in Hamilton. It's been very frustrating.

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Yup, it's been brutal 😔

[@AstroCrescentDIY]

Share your feelings brother 😢… I’m facing exact same conditions here in Toronto.

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Hang in there! Hoping we get a strong second half! 🤞

[@bobwilson8838]

I think I heard you say these were unguided images. true? Or just some of the images? If so using CEM26EC mount? how long are the exposures 5 min? And finally what software are you using for processing?

[@keystothecosmos7527]

Yes that's correct, I do unguided images with my CEM26EC and CEM40EC mounts. I can do anywhere from 3-5 minutes unguided