kaymado

Hi Kay

this one is M34.........nice set of blue stars.

Thanks a lot wxsatuser! I do remember now that was trying for that one too. Thanks for keeping me right.

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Android app "DSLR controller". But I needed custom ROM on kindle as it doesn't normally support it. It will work with most android devices though, except HTC (unless running custom roms).

I'm using cyanogen mod ROM with miniUSB to microUSB cable

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_{What app are you using for this Kay and how do you hook it up to the tablet?}

_Neil.

Android app "DSLR controller". But I needed custom ROM on kindle as it doesn't normally support it. It will work with most android devices though, except HTC (unless running custom roms).

I'm using cyanogen mod ROM.

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you can use a tablet to control the telescope?

Neil.

I can use it to control the camera :-) aperture, shutter speed and to trigger it , but mostly for preview and checking after taking shots.

The screen on 450d is Rubbish and also saves the battery on the camera and I guess produces less heat.

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Hi Kaymado

I can't remember, but does the 450D not have live view with a moveable screen?  That's what I use to 'see through the scope'.  You could also use a remote to trigger the shutter, that would stop the slight movement caused during the shutter button activation. Or, put the camera on 2 or 10 second delay for firing.

Hi Sandancer, 

Nope, the 450d does not have a pop out display. The 600D has, which i also have, but im not modifying that one yet.

Most of the time the display is actually pitch black thanks to LP filter.

I will try using my kindle as a screen/trigger with the DSLR controller application next time.

Neil, if you liked that one, check this one out. Again, im a bit unsure if it is what i think it is, but it could be NGC 869 at the top of perseus constellation. Quite liked it too for my first shots with tracking working.
Still getting to grips with exposure times, triggering the camera without shakes and finding the targets as its really hard to see where you pointing with a camera on the focuser (specially with LP filter!!) and after having pushed the viewfinder several times with my glasses 8-)





 

a stunning shot Kay, I liked it when I saw the thumbnail, then I opened it full size and indeed it is very pretty with the colours and star spikes.

are the star colours real or did you add the colour?

Neil.

real colours mate, i got surprised too when first saw it in pc. must be because the camera is now modded for full spectrum

Not my first, but i'd say its my first proper (ish) attempt now that i have the clock drive.
Taken last weekend from the heart of Edinburgh using an LP filter through SW 200PDS and modified Canon 450D - no stacking but added some spikes on PS to make it cuter

I think it's the M103 near cassiopeia but im not entirely sure, my straight finder was killing my neck! Perhaps some can confirm?

 

Just got my first Telescope. This was taken in my flat Car Park looking over the lights of Edinburgh. Taken with a Skywatcher Skymax 127 on a Az Goto Mount with a un-modified EOS 10D

Calton hill?