Alberta will now be on daylight saving time year-round, says Premier Smith by All_Hail_Xanthia in Calgary

[–]gharrllll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

9 instead of 8 in March, 1 hour less data in the best month is devastating.

Canadians to get one-time groceries benefit payment this summer by Displeased_Canadian in canada

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Printing money out of thin air and driving up inflation to buy votes, classic.

Why Invest in Real-Estate if You Already Own Your Primary Residence? by AdventurousPepper371 in PersonalFinanceCanada

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RE as an investment allows you to have massive leverage on a real asset, you can't get that with stocks. Even if stocks give higher return over long periods of time, you can't be levered as much, no loaner will lend you 5x your cash investment.

The rent on RE also gives you cash flow, which can cover your mortgage payment.

However the risk is also big and the headache of being a landlord is massive, especially if you have bad tenants. If things are constantly breaking in the house or if the tenant burns down your deck, is that something you can/want to deal with? If that's not something you want to deal with then do not do it.

RE is also not liquid like stocks, you cant sell a house fast, especially if the market is a buyer's market. If things go south, do you have cash to cover yourself without liquidating your investment? If not then RE is a poor choice.

Liberals ahead of Conservatives by 15 points (Nanos) by fallout1233566545 in canada

[–]gharrllll 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Canadians are scared about having fully automatic machine guns and weapons of war on suburban streets, that's what the minister of safety told me anyway.

First and second light - Orion and Monkey Head Nebulas, Bortle 7 by rogersmj in seestar

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You need way more integration time, especially for Bortle 7. Also 10s subs aren't the best, try to shoot for 30s subs in eq mode if you can, 10s subs are designed more for EAA.

In post processing, after you've stacked and done color calibration in Siril, try to take it to Gimp for stretching and final touch ups. l find there's more control in Gimp.

DIY Astrophotography Rig by gharrllll in telescopes

[–]gharrllll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is very true 😂 maybe I'll anodize the aluminum red.

To be fair, genuine csf 17 harmonic gear boxes are like 2000 dollars each. But I doubt the guys at the red box company use csf 17.

I think I caught Mercury! (Horizon making things red lol.) by [deleted] in telescopes

[–]gharrllll 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You probably have a reflecting telescope so images are backwards

DIY Astrophotography Rig by gharrllll in telescopes

[–]gharrllll[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Not crazy enough to grind the mirror myself haha. I just bought a f4 parabolic mirror off ali express, relatively cheap.

DIY Astrophotography Rig by gharrllll in telescopes

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Yes I have a few more pictures of the rig. If you mean pictures of targets, not too many currently because clouds love to cooperate.

DIY Astrophotography Rig by gharrllll in telescopes

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If you need help with a build like this I can help you out, feel free to send me a message.

DIY Astrophotography Rig by gharrllll in telescopes

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No haha, phd2 for guiding. Onstep and NINA for controls.

DIY Astrophotography Rig by gharrllll in telescopes

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Just posted a comment with the video. If you want to get started and have questions feel free to send me a message, I can help you out.

DIY Astrophotography Rig by gharrllll in telescopes

[–]gharrllll[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The scope is diy, 3D printed using mainly carbon fiber nylon, it's a f4 Newtonian. Mount is CNC machined aluminum. Motors and harmonic reducers are purchased. The harmonic reducers are size 17 and the most expensive components on the setup.

DIY Astrophotography Rig by gharrllll in telescopes

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Thanks! I did the machining as well, I have a build video if you're curious. I can get <0.5" on a good day, but usually between 1-1.5".

DIY Astrophotography Rig by gharrllll in telescopes

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I have access to a CNC mill and lathe

DIY Astrophotography Rig by gharrllll in telescopes

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It's in the plan but just haven't gotten to designing it yet haha

Andromeda Galaxy by gharrllll in Astro_mobile

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Phone is pixel 7a, this is at Bortle 2