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20-06-2005, 10:49 PM
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Another Newby
Hi Folks,
Just thought I 'd drop in here & say G'day. I live in Cairns and recently purchased a Celestron GT4. Yes I know it's a small scope, but as I spend every 2nd weekend in what is usually a dark sky location, portability & ease of use were high on the list of priorities.
I read with interest the article on astrophotography & thought " The near-full moon is washing everything else out anyway, maybe I should try it"
WOW!!! Using a handheld digital still camera held up to a 20mm Plossl EP
See the result:
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~micknsal/IMGP2073.JPG
Thanks IceInSpace - I'm now hooked!!
20-06-2005, 10:56 PM
A very 'Senior' member.
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Welcome FNQ_VIEW. Looks like you're off to a good start. I've just tried my first afocal moon shots last night.
Nice pic. Great detail. L.
20-06-2005, 11:03 PM
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FNQ_View. Nice first shot. Glad your enjoying the site.
21-06-2005, 07:25 AM
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Hey FNQ,
to the forum!
How did you hear about us?
Congrats on your first attempt at astrophotography - it's a slippery slope and your wallet will feel the pain
Hoep to see you back here regularly!
21-06-2005, 07:41 AM
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Hello and welcome FNQ, nice Moon photo.
21-06-2005, 08:25 AM
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Welcome to the madness
21-06-2005, 01:22 PM
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21-06-2005, 01:43 PM
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Looks good FNQ and
to IceInSpace !
Louie
21-06-2005, 02:11 PM
The 'DRAGON MAN'
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WHOAH!!! What a
BIG picture! Took 2 minutes to download.
I can see Copper Knickers easy.
Is that Debris left behind from the Appollo missions in the lower right Mare?
Ha ha, made ya look!
21-06-2005, 02:41 PM
Sir Post a Lot!
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ah it is pretty big, 600k.. I didn't realise on the work infrastructure
FNQ, probably a good idea to crop out the wasted part of the image and reduce the quality a bit, for posting purposes.
Such as this, which is now 47k. I reduced it to 640x480, cropped the image and sharpened it a bit too.
Attached Thumbnails
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21-06-2005, 03:27 PM
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Effenkew, (Effy for short!)
That is a nice pic!
Only took 9 seconds that time.
21-06-2005, 05:13 PM
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hiya and welcome aboard
I dont come here often but I have heard these guys are nuts!
21-06-2005, 05:54 PM
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Oh, Hi Ving.
21-06-2005, 06:28 PM
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1,781 posts!that many!
21-06-2005, 08:12 PM
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FNQ_view, just in case you weren't aware Ken's a rocket scientist and Ving's an Oztrawnaut...The rest of us are relatively.... normal :grin:
21-06-2005, 08:37 PM
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Effy,
21-06-2005, 08:51 PM
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Welcome....Effy so Ken calls you.
21-06-2005, 09:01 PM
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Carn the BLUES!
21-06-2005, 09:43 PM
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Welcome FNQ_view, good to see another far northener on the forum.
22-06-2005, 06:53 AM
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I apologise for the image size if it was a problem - thats why I linked to it. I was just amazed at the quality of the untouched image. Single frame, no zoom, just focus & shoot.
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Nice pic. Great detail. L.
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FNQ_View. Nice first shot. Glad your enjoying the site.
