Dave73
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Shall i purchase a new Celestron Omni XLT 150 Newtonian in the morning ?
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Very nice attempt. Looks like you got a fairly detailed picture even with what looks like you may have a fair bit of light pollution. How long was the exposure, i managed about 20 to 30 seconds before i got trails. -
Timed exposure
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From the album: Dark skys in Cornwall
Taken on the 7th Sept with some basic SLR equipment in a Cottage garden in dark Cornwall. 30 second timed exposure taken at ISO1600 on tripod and. Some basic brightness and contrast tweeks made. Cannon EOS1000D -
Just ordered my 1st Telescope :-)
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It arrived friday and the sky was fairly clear thanks.
I decided for my 1st scope to start basic (as had been tempted with a larger scope) so decided to go for the Heritage 76 (3") Mini Dobsonian and i totally love it. I read some where that the best telescope is the one you use the most and i think this will get a lot of use. I could not believe that on my first night i found a small circular object. On further investigation i think it turned out to be M57 in Lyra. I was so supprise...
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Can anyone confirm if a 3" table top scope would be able to view M57 as after talking to someone who knows a lot more than me, he was not sure that a small scope would be capable of viewing this. It was a very clear night and i remember spending a long time star hoping and also using a phone app. fixed to the rear of this small scope to help locate the ring nebula. What i saw appeared to be a VERY small smudge with a hole in it (and i mean small). The telescope was also in focus as other...
