My first moon shot, found it on my old PC. Taken in 2017 with a 80mm telescope, CANON 600d on a standard tripod. No guiding or tracking.
Have not done any since, hope to get into astrophotography this year.
Very nice Mark, I think you should dive in to AP again.
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Cheers,
Tony
Very nice Mark, I think you should dive in to AP again.
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Cheers,
Tony
Most of the finest lunar images are acquired using video, and stacking in Registax or similar software, because of the turbulence in our atmosphere,
usually 1000 frames or more. The same applies to the planets. No single frame of a planet will come anywhere near a stacked final image. We are talking top notch here, not just good to very good. A good example is your close up image; it is very good, but a top notch stacked image will be better.
raymo
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Very good lunar image Mark !!
If you want to take the next step into AP , I recommend to get yourself a HEQ5 mount and a cheap GSO 6” f5 or f6 newt like I did which won’t break the bank ( unless you already have a refractor )
I use Backyard EOS and Autostakkert to capture and process my lunar and planetary images which is easy to use and does a superb job
My 6” newt also takes my DSO images ( check out my post today ) it’s a low cost telescope ($299) which gives you plenty of bang for your buck
