Well decided to put the mount on the pier, although still waiting for one part it worked. The only problem was the amount of cloud, allowed me to align Polaris but a 2/3 alignment was impossible so went for just one. With just the 6" SCT on the mount I ran it through it's paces and it went well, very little noise and the comms to the laptop work well, had some good views of the moon and Saturn but because of the alignment I stayed away from DS viewing. The dismount and clousre went well and a
just a few shots of the moon and try in the editing out here the photobucket link http://s473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/todd8137/Moon%2010th%20April%202011/ i lke the pics hope you do
had a go at vega last night "tried a may add", still learning the camera wa play in with all te settings on the D10 last night and one of the moon thanks pat
So, two weeks after getting my scope I finally got the clear night I've been waiting for! I know there's been a few clear nights lately but I've been waiting for a clear Saturday night so I didn't have to worry about getting up early for work the next day. Anyway, about half 11 last night i stuck my head out the window to see how clear it was and yes! Not a cloud in the sky. Out i went and a quick scan of the sky with my iphone app showed me saturn was in full view, just drifting over the roof o
I finally received my sun filter film. Today around noon I took some images and had a mess around with microsoft picture editor to change the contrast and brightness. I'm dead chuffed, what an amazing sight.
Hello people, Just wanted to pick your brains (again!). Im trying to take a leap into astrophotography and purchased HEQ5 Pro mount and 200pds, ive also picked up(friends rate)a cannon 10d and currently in the process of the LXMod on the SPC900. Anyhow, i intend to use the scopes spotter as a guide (with the spc900 inserted into ep)and use the cannon camera for photos. Is it as simple as using the EQMOD (usb1), Camera(usb2) and spotter(spc900 usb3)using PHD to guide or am i missing something?
Another clear night but cold. Delved deeper into the workings of the NEQ6, seeing how it learns. Went well, will be good when the mount is on the pier and I can bring it all together.
Hi all well what a pain the jemred with sensor was last night it was about 10 degrees out, now what a do not no is this.do a zero it on Polaris ?,or on magnetic north? well after a hour or two spinning the base ect a gave up brought the dob in and set to the base attached the digi read out and spun the base no probs worked fine a may have to loosen the thing up a did all test s with out the tube on so the weight on the base may nbe the prob any way a got the 90mm goto meade out to vid
120mm F8.3 Refractor 5mm Celestron X-Cel (200x) The warmer weather and clear skies we've been getting over the past few days has tempted me to catch up on some lunar observing. To be frank, I've been avoiding the Moon for a while because I had difficulty identifying Lunar features whilst contorting myself into a convenient position to see through the refractor with a star diagonal - mirror-image and randomly rotated depending on which side of the 'scope I'm standing. But freshly armed with a cop
Well had a quick go tonight with scope , Saturn was up early- ish , and our kitchen is facing east so i set up scope in the kitchen!! on work top and i viewed Saturn! nice and dark in kitchen with the door shut!, was surprised the scope looked though glass, mind you the glass in our windows is very thin!!, not magnified. saved me going out side ,cold wind tonight. Got my Saturn fix!! P.S i wish people would turn there halogen lights off!! why there on all the time amazes me, there elec bill mus
Now i am newbie. I know that it is in virgo, porrima and spica and round it`s orbit, but where is it?. Have a good pair of bino`s and i cannot see saturn from them. please help. I living in west country and first thing virgo, if thats any help.:confused:
A great night tonight, not a cloud in the sky and the air temp was just right. Using both scopes the viewing was good, will wait till the mount is on the pier to align the guide scope, so a successful night :) .
Tonight, I was really lucky. 1st I saw a meteorite fall across my line of sight fron north to south. Then I spotted a satellite around 21:20. I managed to follow this for about 30secs with my spotter scope in hand. That was quite interesting. The best thing of all, was through my 20mm eyepiece, as I was moving from East to North, a meteorite shot across the view of the scope. That was incredible. For a second it looked as if it bounced on the atmosphere. It caught me off guard, as through the e
I didn't get solar film today, maybe tomorrow. Anyway, tonight is an excellent night for Star Gazing. For the first time, I have managed to get the polar alignment correct. I have also managed to get the speed correct on my single axis drive. As a result I have managed to take my best shot so far. The picture is of Arcturus in the east tonight about 22:00. This was taken with a 30 second exposure, with and ISO of 800. The DSLR camera was mounted directly on the scope. I realise there is a lot of
Here are my first Pics. Taken with my Konus 90mm and SPC900NC. I've not processed these in anyway that's my next challenge :) Thanks to all for their advice that got me this far. Flickr: justin.haylock's Photostream
Updated daily telescope images through celestron 8" telescope made with Nikon D80 and HDR camera Sony CX105 .Some images are processed with programs like registax or other programs for making mosaics or 3d animations.:) Lupu Victor astronomy
April 3rd 21:00 - 00:30 Birkrigg Common - Cumbria Skywatcher 200p + EQ5 + SynScan April 3rd at 00:00 saw Saturn in opposition and at it's closest to earth for a year, at just under 750 Million miles away from the Earth. Like many other like minded imagers and astronomers I was out at a dark sky site for a few hours, taking in the spectacular wonder of our solar system! Saturn with it's truly stunning rings and Moons, Dione, Rhea, Tethys and Enceladus being the closest but Saturn has many moons,
Hello, I wanted to buy a telescope for star gazing for my father in India. I am presently in US. When I buy it I should be able carry it with me as a checking luggage. This is my first telescope and wanted a good one for the beginner and long lasting .Please suggest me some option and let me know what I need to consider when I buy the telescope. I am looking at below $300 budget Thanks Raja
I started looking into buying a telescope a couple of weeks ago and after looking around in the net I decided to order a skywatcher 200p/1000 NEQ5 with the hope that it was big enough not to be disappointed with what I saw. I also wanted in the future the possibility of adding a motor to the mount for tracking to tack photos.I´d like to know what you think of this combination. Is the mount any good for photos. Thanks :)
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