My 1st crack at astrophoto

[dj gravelrash (Dino)]

Partial Lunar Eclipse
Taken from Carrara, Gold Coast
804 823 and 944pm
Dobsonian 8inch with 25mm plossl eyepiece
Excellent viewing
No wind
Moonrise 28 to 35deg
Canon ixus 105

[NCC-2893 (John)]

nice clean pics mate . Did you have the camera mounted on one of those clamp on mounts or just hand hold? Camera at it's max zoom (4x?) or not.

[Rex]

Nice one Dino. Keep taking pics like that and you'll get the bug, then you'll be selling the dog to buy all the bits you want. Great start mate, keep it up.

[dj gravelrash (Dino)]

The camera wasnt mounted and was just held @ autofocus. Did ok considering id had a couple of large glasses of Sauv Blanc. My 7 and 5 yr old boys loved the moonviews and found the eclipse very exciting.

[BENHINSPETER (Ben)]

Nice one Dino!

Glad to hear the Star bug is getting handed down.

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

They are great images Dino and good to see getting the children involved as well. They will be joining you at star parties in no time at all.

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

I've already seen them Dino - you sent them to me!