Anthony1979

1 hour ago, Frank the Troll said:

You have some dust bunnies there

 

Yes i no it was just a quick single shot... Is that dust on my sensor 

this is it processed

used my nikon

this is my single hit and miss shot of m51 before i processed it

whirlpool.TIF

3 hours ago, david_taurus83 said:

Hi Anthony. Have you got your 450D to work with APT now?

Before you spend more money on either a goto kit for your EQ5 (£300) or a new mount altogether, you could do "manual" platesolving and goto in APT.

Point your scope where you think your target is, take an image, platesolve in APT, send the result to Stellarium and it will show you where exactly you are pointing including the orientation and field of view. You can then move the scope with the hand controller and repeat the steps. It's still a bit trial and error but a hell of a lot better than blind guessing.

You can follow my tutorial on setting up platesolving here:

https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/334568-setting-up-platesolving-in-astrophotography-tool-apt/

Yes i use my misses laptop now thanks

This is my equipment......

Skywatcher explorer 150p and st102

Standard eq5 no goto just the skywatcher Enhanced dual axis motors 

Canon 450d and nikon d3500 unmodded

Im not really bothered about getting goto because i enjoy the challenge of looking manually pls budget is really low now

How much would this cost and would it go on my eq5

And do you just plug it into the handset 

I use a eq5 with Enhanced duel axis motors... But went through my random images of last night and found an image with the whirlpool right on the edge of the image

Went out again last night and thought i would try and get an image of the whirlpool but couldnt find it so tried for bodes and couldnt find that either... Spent all night look but nothing.. 

I cant seem to find an intervolmeter for this camera 

Thank you 

I only changed because there not much software for the nikon... The d3500 doesnt work with APT or any other software and was limited to 30 seconds... Thats why i bought the 450d because of use of software 

I nearly packed it all in yesterday and was going to sell up... But im not going to let it beat me... I will try to processing it again later

47 minutes ago, alacant said:

Hi

Maybe your expectations for the 450d are the same as for the nikon? The 450d has bigger pixels and you'll probably find it noisier, but more sensitive. That's certainly the case when comparing our 450d with our 700d. Anyway, I think you've done fine. Vignetting can be corrected in software but I'd still recommend using flat frames in case of sensor irregularities such as dust and scratches.

I'd recommend ISO400 for the 450d.

Anyway, here's a coloured and coma corrected version. Is that more what you had in mind?

Cheers and HTH.

 

Yes this is what im looking towards.... But i was told the 450d was a decent camera for imaging 

So its not my equipment then... Its my processing still are bad

i did this with same equipment but with my nikon d3500......... so i thought if i got a canon 450d i would get better results

stacked in dss

beehive.TIF

single light frame 60 seconds iso 800

IMG_9478.CR2

I used level in gimp but this is what it came out like

So will i be able to get the background black like it surpose to be

Why is it so grey

can someone please tell me why my image is like this never had this on my nikon d3500

31 60sec lights

10 darks using sw explorer 150p and canon 450d

stacked in dss and quick process in gimp

Thanks but i deleted them didnt think they were any good 

Can anyone tell me what this is... I vame with my skywatcher evoguide 50... Have got a clue what it is

Haha