[von Tom (Tom)]

Thanks for the comments guys. I know that the image is probably too large for the detail it presents, but it now makes me want a 16" :O


Trevor, I have been doing this for a year now with a DSLR and have been improving along the way. I believe the DSLR/Dobsonian combination is a very viable one and soon I hope to be able to write some kind of review on my experiences with it.

With a single sensor doing all red, green and blue at the same time there are the obvious drawbacks with colour management. I am very impressed, though, with the auto white balance of the Canon. I have noticed that in poor seeing the DSLR does not seem to manage anywhere near as well as dedicated cameras do (of which I have no experience though), but when the seeing is very good the DSLR starts to shine.

Thanks to everyone on this board for the insights/tips/feedback/inspiration to keep me going. Here is one of my first shots.

Cheers,

Tom