I got the moon!

slippo74 (Cristiano) · #1 23-09-2009, 11:41 PM

Finally...
I was able to make even a picture, not a great one but I'm happy considering I did it while pointing a small compact camera directly on the 25mm EP.

I know, nothing compared with all the marvellous picture saw in this forum, but for me is big step

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/7082/img0287xz.jpg

renormalised (Carl) · #2 23-09-2009, 11:47 PM

Nice shot there for a first attempt....good work

erick (Eric) · #3 23-09-2009, 11:48 PM

And you are away and running!......

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #4 23-09-2009, 11:51 PM

I've got to disagree with you there... I think it's an absolutely fantastic image. I did the hard yards too, and know how difficult it can be to do afocal imaging. But as you can see, the results are astonishing.

renormalised (Carl) · #5 23-09-2009, 11:53 PM

If you get yourself one of these... http://www.myastroshop.com.au/produc...asp?id=MAS-238 ... it will make it a whole lot easier to take piccies through your scope

slippo74 (Cristiano) · #6 23-09-2009, 11:57 PM

Thanks guys, your comments are extremely kind...
... and thanks for the suggestion about the Digiscope adaptor.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #7 24-09-2009, 12:03 AM

If you're little camera takes video, and has zoom, you should try and take some movies of Jupiter. You run the .avi through Registax and voila, you're planetary imaging too.

slippo74 (Cristiano) · #8 24-09-2009, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

If you're little camera takes video, and has zoom, you should try and take some movies of Jupiter. You run the .avi through Registax and voila, you're planetary imaging too.

Yup, I'll try. I got an Orion StarShoot usb camera and I'm working to write a kext compatible for Mac computer. Unfortunately it comes only with Windows drivers and installing Windows in my Mac is like kill 15 years of honoured software developer career

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Cheers.

Lumen Miner (Mitchell) · #9 24-09-2009, 01:30 AM

Nice work there mate... Might want to try running it through PS or Gimp, just did and there is a whole heap more info in that shot.
I won't post it, but thought I would let you know.

Keep 'em coming!!

Nightskystargaz (Thomas) · #10 24-09-2009, 01:32 AM

Nice first shot, keep them coming.

,

Tom

stephenb (Stephen) · #11 24-09-2009, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

I've got to disagree with you there... I think it's an absolutely fantastic image. I did the hard yards too, and know how difficult it can be to do afocal imaging. But as you can see, the results are astonishing.

+1 here mate. Lovely shot

Absolutely nothing wrong with that. I wish my first attempts were like that! Keepp posting your progress. Despite what you may feel, none of us get bored with other's acheivements, no matter how big or small.

RB (Andrew) · #12 24-09-2009, 10:37 AM

I actually like the look/feel of this shot.
Welcome to the forum, keep posting your progress, we all stared from humble beginnings.

bmitchell82 (Brendan) · #13 24-09-2009, 02:43 PM

You did a great job on the Afocal method, come to think of it my first shot with the 10"dob was though a eyepiece on the full moon.

Though now i have to inform you as a fellow IIS'er you have been diagnosed with Astrophotitis... it s a terminal disease... Im a sort term sufferer, but there are many here on their last legs.

aka, its called the Darkside of astronomy

hehehehe
Good luck!