Northern Jewel Box

Slawomir (Suavi) · #1 27-09-2015, 05:48 PM

I have been going through my files and found some of my old data. ..

If memory serves me well, it is my first astro-photo, taken in May 2013 with a G3 camera from a balcony in Rockdale in Sydney.

Full Resolution: http://www.astrobin.com/full/214226/0/

Now, please be gentle...

RobF (Rob) · #2 27-09-2015, 06:00 PM

Looks a lot better than my first pic Slawomir!
You've come a long way since then.....

Slawomir (Suavi) · #3 27-09-2015, 06:22 PM

Thank you Rob, but I think the improvement you have mentioned is due to having better equipment...

I was hoping others would also share some of their early attempts at photographing wonders of the nightsky...

RickS (Rick) · #4 27-09-2015, 06:45 PM

Nice one, Suavi

This is one of my first CCD images. I guess the object is recognizable, at least...

strongmanmike (Michael) · #5 27-09-2015, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slawomir

If memory serves me well, it is my first astro-photo, taken in May 2013 with a G3 camera from a balcony in Rockdale in Sydney.

Now, please be gentle...

.....

Ok here'e my first CCD image ever

M83

and THIS is my first ever astrophoto

codemonkey (Lee) · #6 27-09-2015, 07:34 PM

This was my first DSO; technically I'd taken some snapshots of the moon years beforehand but that doesn't really count :p

Spent the time since trying to get something as good lol.

Atmos (Colin) · #7 27-09-2015, 07:43 PM

This is my very first Astro photo. Taken with my D700 and my LX200 GPS. Taken back in 2012.

DJScotty (Scott) · #8 27-09-2015, 08:27 PM

My first astrophoto taken with my 450D on a home made scotch mount/ barn door tracker (complete with lego gears! )
About 20 minutes of 60sec subs

RobF (Rob) · #9 27-09-2015, 08:47 PM

Well, this wasn't my first - I've lost that, and from memory it was a blurry handheld pic from a point and shoot digital camera held to the eyepiece of my Newt pointing at Jupiter - bright spot with some blurry moons.

But, the first picture of mine that had me hooked was this one - taken with my 450D at prime focus, no corrector - hat held over the OTA at start and end of exposure when starting/stopping. Just about fell over and fainted when saw this on the viewfinder

Took a few at 300sec and this was the only one without excess smearing.

Slawomir (Suavi) · #10 27-09-2015, 09:41 PM

Wow, those are some really good quality images

Scott, that's a great design!

DJScotty (Scott) · #11 27-09-2015, 09:58 PM

Cheers mate. I love to tinker!