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First attempt...
Hi everyone,
Yes, boring photos of the moon by someone who's never done it before. Sorry... sorry... sorry... You'll just have to be the hapless victims of my excitement... and I suspect imminently shrinking bank balance.... *sigh* :-)
Instrument: 130mm f/5 simple Newtonian
Method: Handheld afocal dodginess while trying not to bump anything
Camera: Canon IXUS-70 (7.1mp compact non-SLR)
Location: Canberra suburbs on a cloudy and (evidently) moonlit night.
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Soon to (a) collimate my scope, (b) permanently polar-align the mount, (c) learn to use and calibrate the RA motor drive and (d) add a better eyepiece, a Barlow, and polarising and low-pressure-sodium-killing filters.
Any suggestions for a relatively cheap way of getting into prime focus astrophotography would be appreciated (torn between webcam, dedicated astro-CCD products, and a cheap digital SLR)?
Cheers!
Chris
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