The toucam has arrived first !! Made sense as it can fit in an express post bag. Mike reckons that the telescope will fit in a mail box!!!
Have opened and everything is ok.
Pictures below.. (First picture taken by me and posted to the fourm. Mick can you please edit and see if you can bring out some craters or rings. I will try and registrax this single shot to see if I can get rid of some errors)
Fancy looking setup that long exposure mod. Dave if the 1.25" adapter is metal just watch threading it onto the ToUcam once you remove the ToUcam lens. My experience was that the metal adapter had a tendancy to shave fine bits of plastic of the ToUcam female thread which can deposit on the glass cover of the CCD.
np. If you start getting funny spots on your shots that's the first thing I'd check. If you've still got budget left think about getting a very soft fine brush. I had a great sable brush, it was fantastic, saoft as a babies you know what. Unfortunately my son borrowed it to paint his war hammer castle Cost me a fortune that brush. I know what he's getting me for xmas
yes well.... (he says whilst buffing his nails on his shirt) beginners luck they say, but those shots were the result of skill, hard work and persistence.!
Hang on ..... the phones are ringing.......back again, that was sky and telescope, i can't say too much...confidentiality agreements being what they are......
Also GL, as the scope is due to arrive tomorrow into devonport and then maybe to the depot in Launceston in the arvo, me and mr toucam and going to sit outside tonight with a piece of rolled up cardboard and just like matthew hayden, get a feel for the wicket.
I beleive that with your Saturn pic and my Fantastic 'Spiral Galaxy' pic we will win some sort of Astro pic Award for Astrophotography Excellence!
I took this last night during our 90kph wind and rain. I'm fairly happy with it.
It is Spiral Galaxy NGC 385765353795856674-ABC-348576352-1 Stacked in Registacker 400 x 1hr exposures.
I am sorry about the flying saucer spoiling the pic, but it happens. Whenever you think you've got a great shot something gets in the way!!
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DaveP, just a thought re; the air blower. I'd be careful about using it. If the pressure/velocity of air is too great, you might end up blowing lots of dust/dirt particles onto/across the Eyepiece & putting fine scratches in them. This is why most use a camera puffer brush. L.
ps. Ken, your 'Flying Saucer' is leaving a vapour trail in the shape of a spiral. Has he been doing 'Donuts' as well?
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