On Sun, 2018-07-08 at 10:47 -0700, Michael McDonald wrote:
OK, yes I am since I’m interested in astrophotography! :-)
But more specifically, am I nuts for even trying to do astrophotography using
a DSLR (unmodified Canon SL1) during the summer in Arizona (Chandler)?
My signal to noise ratio seems to be approaching zero. If I increase the
exposure time to overcome some of the light pollution, my background noise
goes through the roof! If I keep the exposure short, then I have no signal.
Here’s an example of one of my subs from trying to do M13 last month: