Another Moon Photo

[stevenc77]

Hi everyone, this is my first ever post. I can't think of how better to introduce myself with another one of those beginner Moon photos, so here it is! Pretty basic hand held digital camera photo into a dobsonian is all i have for now, just slightly tweaked in the computer. I'm saving all my pennies for an eq6 mount and an slr camera, possibly ccd camera for the real stuff... planets and deep space. Just can't wait for that to happen after so much time tinkering and thinking since I was eight years old, and plenty of Kmart telescopes over the years to put me off to prove it! Please let me know what you all think. Steve.

[peter_4059]

Steven,

That's a good start for a hand held shot. You are buying an EQ6 at the right time. The price is very good at the moment.

Peter

[edwardsdj]

Hi Steve,

:welcome: to IceInSpace.

That's a great start. Nice result for the hand-held afocal technique.

Keep posting and feel free to ask questions.

Have fun,
Doug

[iceman]

HI Steve, :welcome: to IceInSpace! A great introductory shot, and handheld through the eyepiece with a digital camera is how I started too :)

It's a long slippery slope, so just beware :)

[Garyh]

Welcome aboard Steve!
A nice image for your first post!
Color balance is a little on the red side so another little bit of tweeking :) Should make a nice shot even better.
Don`t be shy on asking questions or posting your images, thats whats great about IIS. Plenty of help always on hand!
and keep saving those pennies!
cheers

[stevenc77]

Thanks for the support, and yes i'm sure i will be asking for everyone's advice many times when I get into the real challenging stuff. I think the motto is "If at first you don't succeed; try, try again; and then try again and again!" Cheers.

[AlexN]

or as I've found... try try try try try try try try try again. :D

Welcome to IIS Steven!

Alex.

[netwolf]

Steve a nice sharp image for a hand held dob this is an excellent effort.