Mate...your gonna laugh yer head off! Their all taken with 30 year old .965" EPs!...KELLNERS! Just bought a whole nother set off a mate of mine...& everyone thinks I'm crazy!
EDITh year.. One of those shots was with a symmetrical [.965]
I ain't gonna laugh. I still occasionally use my 20 y.o. Kmart .965" Huygenians. I made an adaptor so they fit in the focuser. 2 are very good and 1 is crap coz the sun melted it!
I was told that F5 Dobs of large aperture (and not many other scopes) love Huygenians. Something to do with radius of curvature of f5 mirror and curvature of Huygenians being a match.
I think we should be an inspiration to newbies (even some oldbies).
We have proven that you don't need a lot of money to start out in Astrophotography!
Just a basic cheapie pocket digital camera and almost any kind of EP's and click, click hand-held and away you go! I didn't expect the results I have gotten so far. They are nowhere near the big guns but at least I can take Space piccies with what I have got.
If you mount the camera onto your scope, you'll get even better results! Yes, I tried to tell some of the boys in CN about 'shoe-string' budget astrophotography....to no avail..gotta have the best etc etc.
I started making a mount that Phil showed me but I keep making changes to it. None of the original is left and it is nothing like the original. I keep simplifying the way it mounts onto the EP. I will finish it soon.
THAT'S what I like to see!...total cost: ZILCH! I have a few posts kicking about on here to show people how to do some things on the cheap....most agree, some dont..read my cheshire collimation post if you want a laugh!
Luckily it was only $29 from Andrews. I been using the film cannister method and it always seemed spot-on but Cheshire proved me wrong. I wasn't too far out though.
I also stuck a 'cheap or free' idea in here. About a Zero Mag Quickfinder-scope. Don't know if anyone has tried to make one yet but mine works OK. Cheap is good!
Here it is for those that forgot about making one.
Last edited by ballaratdragons; 14-06-2005 at 01:48 AM.
Yeah. Must admit I would like to get a cheshire, just to confirm some suspisions...Yep, read your post about the finder! Nice one. I'm about to get booted..[10 hr max. care of bigpond]...I certainly have enjoyed our little chat Ken! I'll see-ya around!
just saw both of your posts, come on guys nearly 2 am! I have never seen such a case of mine is worse than yours for quite some time! to actually admidt that you have the 0.96ers is a tragedy!
h year.. One of those shots was with a symmetrical [.965]
for quite some time! to actually admidt that you have the 0.96ers is a tragedy! 
