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First attempt DSLR Astro Shots
After 2 weeks finally aligned my mount close enough to take a few photos with my old DSLR on Saturday night in Sydney
Sydney skies were clear with reasonable seeing ( with exception of my next door neighbour's kids party with 5 x 150Watt metal halide floods spilling into my backyard ) Moon was also up at 30deg E/NE
Regardless of the annoying light spill I decided to have a go anyway
Scope - Bintel / GSO 150mm F6 reflector FL900mm
Mount - HEQ5 Pro
Drift aligned ( roughly )
Camera - Canon 600D with remote shutter release
Prime focus with 2" adapter
Camera settings - As per Jerry Lodriguss DSLR book ( tweeked ISO and shutter speeds )
Most of you will laugh at these first attempts but I was stoked just to get some images
I will keep reading, learning and trying
I know my astrophotograpy equipment is only entry level at best , but it got me started !!
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