I got the moon!

[slippo74]

Finally...
I was able to make even a picture, not a great one but I'm happy considering I did it while pointing a small compact camera directly on the 25mm EP.

I know, nothing compared with all the marvellous picture saw in this forum, but for me is big step :P

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/7082/img0287xz.jpg

[renormalised]

Nice shot there for a first attempt....good work:D:D

[erick]

And you are away and running!......:thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

I've got to disagree with you there... I think it's an absolutely fantastic image. I did the hard yards too, and know how difficult it can be to do afocal imaging. But as you can see, the results are astonishing.

[renormalised]

If you get yourself one of these... http://www.myastroshop.com.au/products/details.asp?id=MAS-238 ... it will make it a whole lot easier to take piccies through your scope:D:D

[slippo74]

Thanks guys, your comments are extremely kind...
... and thanks for the suggestion about the Digiscope adaptor.

[jjjnettie]

If you're little camera takes video, and has zoom, you should try and take some movies of Jupiter. You run the .avi through Registax and voila, you're planetary imaging too.

[slippo74]

Yup, I'll try. I got an Orion StarShoot usb camera and I'm working to write a kext compatible for Mac computer. Unfortunately it comes only with Windows drivers and installing Windows in my Mac is like kill 15 years of honoured software developer career :D !

Cheers.

[Lumen Miner]

Nice work there mate... Might want to try running it through PS or Gimp, just did and there is a whole heap more info in that shot.
I won't post it, but thought I would let you know. ;)

Keep 'em coming!!

[Nightskystargaz]

Nice first shot, keep them coming.

:thanx:,

Tom

[stephenb]

+1 here mate. Lovely shot :thumbsup: Absolutely nothing wrong with that. I wish my first attempts were like that! Keepp posting your progress. Despite what you may feel, none of us get bored with other's acheivements, no matter how big or small.

[RB]

I actually like the look/feel of this shot.
Welcome to the forum, keep posting your progress, we all stared from humble beginnings.

:thumbsup:

[bmitchell82]

You did a great job on the Afocal method, come to think of it my first shot with the 10"dob was though a eyepiece on the full moon.

Though now i have to inform you as a fellow IIS'er you have been diagnosed with Astrophotitis... it s a terminal disease... Im a sort term sufferer, but there are many here on their last legs. :D

aka, its called the Darkside of astronomy :D hehehehe
Good luck!