Carina Widefield

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

12 of the best from this evening, stacked in DeepSkyStacker. USM in Paint Shop Pro.
Camera - Canon Powershot S3 IS mounted on the Barn Door.
Tv (Shutter Speed) 15
Av (Aperture Value) 3.5
ISO Speed 400
Focal Length 17.3 mm

[Garyh]

Looks like your barndoor tracker is working well!! Nice and sharp at this scale!!
Did you take a DF with the canon?
cheers Gary

[leon]

Looking pretty good there JJJ, probably could do with a little more exposure time, but certainly a great effort, well done, and the barn door seems to be doing the job, nicely.

Leon

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Thanks for looking.
I had started with over 20 x 15secs and can only imagine how much better it would have looked.
I spent this morning changing and adjusting the drive arm so it turns more smoothly, hopefully now I won't get as many dodgy pictures.
I didn't take any darks.

Hmm, I'll have to put the Gstar on the barn door next.

[Dr Nick (Nick)]

Nice image!

[RB (Andrew)]

Great work jjj, can't wait to see more.
Great camera too that S3 !