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Old 13-04-2009, 12:58 AM
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Omega, keyhole and ghost of jupiter.
OK so I am new to astronomy and astrophotography (wife bought me a scope for Christmas)
I have found that the mount that came with the celestron was totally a waste of time. So bought an EQ6 pro.....ahh much better......so without further ado....my first pics with said mount, 8'' SCT prime focus with 40D.

I havent tried a drift align yet so limited to around 30 sec exposures.
Taken in my back yard...not dark and no filters.
hope u like my first attempts.

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http://mdhphotography.biz/images/omega1.jpg




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http://mdhphotography.biz/images/goj.jpg
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Old 13-04-2009, 06:40 AM
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They're excellent, Mart.
You're experience in normal photography will definitely decrease your learning curve.
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Old 13-04-2009, 07:33 AM
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Did you say new? Excellent first images! Like the Ghost.
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Nice work.
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Old 13-04-2009, 11:35 AM
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Marty,
Great images, I especially like Omega Centauri. Very nice.

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Very well done
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Beautiful results for a newbie nice work
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Its great that you picked up internal detail in GOJ. A bit more exposure would bring out the outer part of this object.
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Very good first images Marty. Good work mate. Now practice practice practice!

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Old 13-04-2009, 06:09 PM
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Pretty impressive for first shots. I wish mine looked half as good when I started. Keep going.
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Good ones Marty, much better than my first images were.
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I'd be pleased with those for first images Marty. Onward and upward from here. Look forward to seeing more.
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Old 13-04-2009, 09:40 PM
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thanks for the comments guys.....I will hopefully get some better results once I get the polar alignment worked out......
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Old 14-04-2009, 01:35 AM
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Nice images Marty, Get the drift alignment under control and some active guiding and take some longer subs and you will be producing some corkers.
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Old 14-04-2009, 02:29 PM
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Would anyone know if there is a place in Perth I can get my 40D modded???

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You can try Eric at www.ezystyles.com. He's in Melbourne but mailorder is fine. I don't know that you'll find anyone locally.
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Old 14-04-2009, 04:31 PM
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Thought about doing it myself, but thought better of it after watching youtube video
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Very nice Marty
You gotta love better halves who buy you astro goodies!
I especially like the Omega shot
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Nice job on those
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tried ghost of jupter again tonight...much more detail..

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