Re: August 27th, observing at FLO
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I can appreciate that astrophotography with laptops and visual observing are not compatible. For sure when i am running a photography session in my backyard, i pay no attention to dark adaptation since i am not looking though the scope trying to decern a barely visible DSO from the light polluted background. While in the field, i use a red screen and shroud the laptop in a tupperware bin, but i don't think it's completely affective.?
I have two suggestions for FLO.?
1) if people are using their own equipment, i suggest prioritizing a mound that is for astrophotography and the other mound for visual work.?
2) on nights that are club members observing nights, i think the 18" star master should be prioritized for visual observing.?
Stephen J McIntyre
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On Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 10:14:33 p.m. EDT, Matt Weeks <northern.stargazer@...> wrote:
My understanding is this was an exceptionally busy night.? There were a few late arrivals, a bit of leakage of white light from the roll-off roof observatory and the odd laptop monitor (most were doing their best to shroud their screens) during the night, so my night vision did get disrupted a few times.? In hind sight, I likely would have been better off setting up over on the north mound.? As a visual observer who is trying to maximize/maintain dark adaptation, I can see how it might be hard to coexist with? astrophotographers.? The imagers seem to need to use their laptops to run their imaging rigs and I need nothing more than faint red light to maintain my dark adaptation.? However, I'm not ready to give up on FLO just yet.? I suspect this was a bit of the "worst case" (at least I hope so).? But yes, if more often than not I have difficulty maintaining dark adaption, I may need to find somewhere else to observe, which would be a shame as I'm not sure where else I could go.? Any ideas??
Matt
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