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Originally Posted by Starcrazzy
hi..not bad...can see the stars of the trapezium...how are you mounting your camera??what iso setting are you useing??what sort of camera is it??Do you have any stacking software??.....with the answers to these questions we will be able to help you on your way....its fun aint it  |
Hey, thanks! It's a hoot this astro-snaps adventure!
With regard to camera mounting ... there is no physical join between the telescope and the camera. I just had to position my Canon PowerShot S60 on its own tripod such that it was aimed into the eyepiece of my telescope. The gap between them was pretty small ... almost touching. Pretty primative I know, but I don't have any mounting hardware to bolt the camera directly to the telescope.
I haven't tried any stacking software yet. I understand there is something called "regi-stacks" that sounds like it is the defacto standard. Maybe on a clear night I will be able to capture more than 1 or 2 shots ... so that I have something to stack!
I wasn't sure about the aperture/exposure time settings on the camera. Is it better to have a small aperture / large exposure time, or large aperture / small exposure (or other combination!). The manual focus setting was also a mystery.
Thank you for demonstrating the use of photoshop to bring out the hidden features of the nebula. Cool!! I will have a fiddle tonight with the original image.
Cheers and thanks for you feedback and tips.
Matt.