Hey Ken:
I know the below post is months old, but what did you mean by the "little battery box" that you used for tracking? What's a "Little Battery Box"??
Ta:
Mick
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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons
Hi all. Leons 12" works a charm and gives fantastic views 
All I can say about the pics I got with the ED80 is that they are 'Miracle' shots!
Why 'Miracle'? - Because I did NOTHING by the book 
I arrived at Leons to help him with his Meade 12" and I just plopped my mount down sort of facing near South. And that's where it stayed!
I did no polar alignment, no drift alignment, no Latitude setting, I used the wobbly little EQ1, I used the little battery box to track, the Moon was washing everything out, and there was light pollution in every direction.
Even I am suprised at the results! They are the best I have ever got with the Toucam 
Here are the results:
Pic 1: The colours of the Moon - Philips Toucam Program, 300 fames stacked.
Pic 2: 47 Tuc - 1 single 18 second frame in Desire.
Pic 3: Orion Neb (only about 20 degrees above the horizon! and down in Ballarats lights) 1 single 18 second frame in Desire. |