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Originally Posted by doppler
Great first shot. Your tracking looks good. You need to use a remote shutter release or the inbuilt camera delay timer, it makes big difference if everything is really steady.
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Thanks doppler :-) You're right, that could have also contributed. It was only a 10sec exposure though and in the full res you can see some indication of poor alignment (stars are a little elongated). I had tried some 25sec exposures and that got significantly worse.
Quote:
Originally Posted by kosh
Hey that's really not a bad image there Lee! Keep it up.
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Thanks kosh :-)
Quote:
Originally Posted by raymo
Hi Lee, It's not a bad first effort, but you need to post your image
acquisition details such as exposure length, ISO, etc, so that people
can help with your learning curve if necessary.
raymo
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Thanks raymo :-)
Mount: Celestron CG5
Scope: Skywatcher Black Diamond ED80
Camera: Nikon D5100
ISO: 1600
Exposure time: 10s
Single exposure, no stacking, darks, flats etc.