My first prime focus image of the moon

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Excellent Tony, excellent. You're on your way

Remember; "Practice Makes Perfect" so you'd better break the bad news to your wife, you'll br moving into the new "shed"

[Striker (Tony)]

Nah Paul...I have mastered it...time to sell all the equipment and move on.....lol

Seriously...its so much fun doing images...even more then I expected.....but I realise I have got heaps to learn.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Nice shots Tony well done, have you looked at the PE of the EQ6 yet and was it better with the synscan unit? Your images are looking very crisp and sharp well done.

[Striker (Tony)]

No Andrew......I dont understand all that PE and Backlash fully so David(Westsky) is going to help me.

The Dec seems good but the RA is not functioning aswell as it should.

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Tony, you can do a PE check using K3 V2. In the Drift Explorer window , center top is an icon that will log your drive performance. You can then export it to Excel and convert it to a chart. Here's the process.
Periodic error measuring:

The procedure is very simple:

1, Set the appropriate sampling interval (e.g. 500ms)

2, Target the required star

3, Press the Log to File button

4, Wait about 10-20 minutes

5, Close the logged file by pressing Log to File button again

6, Import the logged file into Excel program and create the required graphs

To find out where the log files are stored or to set the directory to store them look in the sttings dialogue box under guiding (You know the toolbar button that looks like a hammer, screwdriver and spanner. See image

[Striker (Tony)]

Thanks Paul...the problem is I dont have K3 version 2....

My source didn't work out...wink wink..

[Sausageman (Mike Boggan)]

I was in Strikers observatory today, I'm sure I saw the coffee machine there.
I will have to check the pics I took.
I got to see his original pics, they all looked great to me, but I didn't have my glasses on.
Sorry Tony, just having a dig from envy....

Mike

[Striker (Tony)]

I took a few more Moon shots last night.....with the C11

Whats wrong with this picture.....should their be that dark shadow section in that area on this pic.

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by Striker

I took a few more Moon shots last night.....with the C11

Whats wrong with this picture.....should their be that dark shadow section in that area on this pic.

it is the different volcanic soils of the moon nice shot

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Gees Tony do you have any idea how long people hunt and image to try and get a shot of that clarity of luna pyroclastic flows. The mans' a natural.

[atalas]

Holy cow ! yeah thats a bad shot there Tony ,

well done again champ.


Louie

[Sausageman (Mike Boggan)]

Hey Tony,
It might have been cloud cover
Great shot Buddy.

Mike

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Tony, check out pages 58 and 59 of the latest AS&T on "Explosive Evidence on the Moon". Its a good article on just what you've imaged.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Tony,

Keep up at that quality and you might even find the tyres marks from the Lunar Rover!!!!!! LOL

Have you zoomed right into any detail in Photoshop (or whatever program you use). It would be interesting to see how far in you can go before losing the detail.

[Sausageman (Mike Boggan)]

Hey Tony,
Don't forget to get up early and have a crack at Mars.
You can do it.
Better turn the fish tank heater up a notch too.
It was so cold here this morning, I could have stored Hypered film outside. LOL. I even saw a dog stuck to a tree.
I think I need an Ice filter, any for sale out there.

Mike

[Striker (Tony)]

Mars......I'm asleep by then....Someone so beautiful like myself needs their beauty sleep.....lol

I will give it a go tonight Ken...but I dont think I can go much further without loosing heaps of detail with my knowledge anyway..maybe in the future once I understand the software.

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

great work Tony, and that too in such a short space of time...

look forward to your planetary images next

[Striker (Tony)]

Boy this fun.....Moon mania....my first Mosaic off 4 shots done with Autostich...just an hour ago.

Sorry Mike...its a little big...forgive me....102KB

Plus a single shot a little closer just for Ken.

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by Striker

Boy this fun.....Moon mania....my first Mosaic off 4 shots done with Autostich...just an hour ago.

Sorry Mike...its a little big...forgive me....102KB

Plus a single shot a little closer just for Ken.

your getting very clever!!!

[iceman (Mike)]

Another great couple of shots Tony, you're mastering this very quickly. Nice job.