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dpastern

08-05-2009, 10:43 PM

This is the only decent image I've managed with the setup so far...M42 images have had star trailing etc :(

larger version of the image here:

http://www.macro-images.com/web/moon_070309.jpg

Dave

desler

08-05-2009, 10:44 PM

Some really nice detail there David, nicely done!

Darren

dpastern

08-05-2009, 10:53 PM

Thanks Darren!

My first (and only) moon shot.

Dave

Jen

08-05-2009, 11:03 PM

:thumbsup::thumbsup: nice pic there Dave :)

iceman

09-05-2009, 05:16 AM

Nice and sharp, well done.

09-05-2009, 11:08 AM

Very nice shot Dave.

dpastern

09-05-2009, 11:28 AM

Thanks! I took around six or 7 shots at the same time, they were all of equal quality, so I just picked one from the set. I've done a few of M42, but when you don't have accurate polar align, and you're not guiding, it really limits what you can do. Even 15 sec subs are showing significant star trailing.

Things are looking dicey with my job at the moment (probably gonna quit the job, sick of being used and abused), so there goes getting a car this year, and getting a guiding scope/autoguider unit too...so I'm going to have to wait I guess before doing much more DSO imaging it seems.

Dave