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Thanks Isabelle, I should be sleeping now, but I can't take my eyes off the moon tonight. Its light has captured me.

Thanks for the comment,

Never thought of submitting to Hollywood, maybe for a remake of ST:TOS, The Corbomite Maneuver. :-)

Damn it, Trekky exposed.

Best Regards

Neil

Hi Jim,

I have a 1.25" adapter for my Cannon camera.

I took the lens out of the Webcam and taped the Webcam to the 1.25" adapter, so that the light from the Telescope shone directly onto the CMOS sensor in the webcam.

This was before I had a drive for my telescope. I might try it again with the single axis drive I bought, when the clouds clear.

Regards

Neil

I looked at the H-alpha scopes and sun filters, nearly fell off my chair when I saw the price of those items.

I have recently purchased a Cannon EOS 1000D with a T-Ring and 1.25" adapter.

A moon filter from FLO helped aswell.

I can see why you would be obssessed with the moon.

It because you have taken some outstanding photos.

Thanks for sharing your images. One day, I'll have a scope and the experience to take such splendid shots !

I can't give you any advice, as your images are miles better than mine.

Cheers,

Neil.

Thats an amazing image, superb detail an clarity.

Neil

Thanks again.

I think it's the best I am going to achieve with a 130mm scope. I'm not sure I can justify buying a H-alpha filter for a while.

The Sun is something I've been looking forward to imaging and so far, I am really pleased. I'm looking forward to the weekend, so that I can have another go at it.

Neil

Thanks ver much.

I tried adjusting contrast and colours to get more detail.

Still a beginner with photo manipulation I'm afraid.

Neil

Check out the "heavens above" website for the ISS position. You can enter your coordinates for viewing times.

The station cross from W to ESE over cornwall tonight around 04:45 to 04:55

Thanks, the wind did start to pick up again, but fortunately, my backyard is a bit sheltered.

Not bad for a £15 investment from FLO for the filter film.

and a bit of cardboard, staples and patience.

Thanks

Neil

Hi Pat,

Really impressive images. I havn't got the hang of the software yet, looks liike your learning your way around.

Nice image of the moon slipped in there aswell.

Keep up the good work, Congrats !

Cheers,

Neil

Thanks for the advice, I'll look into it.

Hi Isabelle,

Unfortunately, I didn't play the lottery that night, I missed out there.

On the other hand, the solar film has arrived, so I can now make a solar filter, that should make up for it.

I also managed to get a Hawke 10x50 minocular for £55 with a small tripod yesterday, so I shall also have more fun tracking fast objects.

Thanks for your kind comments on my Arcturus image.

Neil

My first scope is a Celestron 130mm reflector, which I'm still using and having a lot of fun with, was from Argos.

I purchased it in January and havn't looked back.

Okay, Argos isn't the recommended place to buy a scope, but I must be lucky, I havn't had any issues, it's

perfect for my needs at the moment.

Quite a few accessories can be bought with it.

Glad I didn't buy a Goto scope, as with the manual scope, I'm learnig where things are fast.

Also. the size isn't too big to handle for a first scope.

Thanks for the support Isabelle.

Lets hope its not too ambitious.

I should get the Solar Film today.

Neil

I'm getting really jealous.

I know someone at work who booked a three day boat trip to see the northern lights for his wedding anniversary.

I think I'm going to have a chat with him. It would be a once in a lifetime event for me to see them.

A very entertainig blog, I'm pleased you managed to view such an awesome spectacle. Amazing images aswell.

Congrats.

Just had look at the video, very impressive, nice effects and audio.

Thanks for the kind remarks, I'm glad the blogs are not putting anyone to sleep, I thought it would be a good idea to make a log of my progress.

Thanks, hope for Nebula soon.