what tha... think i am lost

[ving (David)]

i dont normally post here :p

decided to stuff around last night.. nikon 40 with sigma 150-500mm lens. 30 secs @ f6.3. iso 800. i wasnt aligned properly (i was too lazy and only roughly aligned), non guided. single shot

[Paul Haese]

Ahhh Ving (Dave), at least you gave it a go. Colour looks good.

[ving (David)]

yeah i'll give it another shot soon. i dont even think this shot is focused :p

[Bolts_Tweed (Mark)]

Good on ya David for having a go. Just a tip on focus - zoom right in on one of the faintest stars and if it is say 2 pixels in the core you are probably close enough for this starting experimentation. It looks like you might be pretty close.

Keep going

Mark

[ving (David)]

thanks mark, i'll give it a shot.

[erick (Eric)]

I don't think you are in Kansas anymore?

[ving (David)]

no, not even the same country

[leon]

Never mind Ving you gave it a shot, if you were aligned it might have been a nice shot.

Leon

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

slumming it in the Deep Space forum eh?

[ving (David)]

lol jeanette, not my usual hangout is it...

what i really need is a scope to guide with... oh well.

[bloodhound31]

All that in 30 seconds! Nothing to chaff at mate. You got a lot for such a focal ratio.

Baz.

[ving (David)]

i guess i did.... its a first for me so i'll take ya word for it.

my remote was dead so i couldnt go to bulb mode and go longer

[Hagar (Doug)]

30 seconds of Eta Carina, seen worse, done worse myself. It is a good starting point and something to look back on as you progress.

Good start.

[ving (David)]

thanks doug... it was a miracle i was looking up really