Nigel Bleach Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 hi, i'm new around here, just borrowed a telescope from brother (he broke one of the legs), got it fix, Vivator 70mm dia.have been able to follow Saturn and rings plus 3 of it's moons.then more recently trying Jupiter and was surprised to see it had 4 moons and they were all lined up. !!! Upon further internet checking Juptier has 63 moons of which 4 of then a about the size of our moon give or take a bit in size..now only last month with using the software "Stellarium" i was able to track down my first galaxy, "andromeda" through the telescope - yes its a smudge, i then tried aligning my digital camera on a seperate tripod, and 4 zoom to get location with 60sec picture to get location and tracking (panasonic lumix fz-8), then zoom in abit more and i got a very amateur photo of the andromeda galaxy, 30 sec explosure (alright its a smugde with some stars around). now re-checking Stellarium , I got it , and the star around match picture taken.. my first galaxy class photo. yeppiemaybe i'll post it later.i would really like to get into astrophotography, but thats expensive.. maybe in the near near future....regardsNigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 hi nigel and welcome to sgl. its great to see your first planet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbytate Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hi Nigel and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hi Nigel and welcome to the forum.Steve Richards "Making Every Photon Count" (FLO £19.95) would be a great start in doing some research about imaging in order to understand all that is involved. Widefield imaging as you have already been doing is fairly straight forward leaving a webcam for the moon and planets. It's imaging deep sky objects (DSO's) where all the fun and frustration starts and the focus of this entire activity is not so much with the camera but the mount. Imaging of this type requires some investment and good results don't come cheap but you won't have to sell your children to participate, although I think FLO will accept them as a deposit! Getting hold of the book above will help you enormously and will sustain your interest when the clouds come in (...not if but certainly when )Clear skies in the meantimeJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Who_46 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmological Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hi and welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hello Nigel, welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamp thing Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hello and welcome on board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolenfeather Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Welcome to the forum Nigel! It seems like you have discovered much already and I hope the passion deepens with each time you go out. Clear skies!Isabelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernman Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMike Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi Nigel,Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Welcome to the forum Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi Nigel and welcome to SGL John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi Nigel, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 hi and welcome, 30 secs on a tripod is fine try take in 5 or 10 30 sec pics and stack them in deep sky stacker you might be surprised,a see some one suggested make every photon count this might be a waste of money with the kit you have and you already getting pics of a tripod i made the mistake of getting the book ,no disrespect to the guy who wrote it its well written but big bucks are needed to get the pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pessoa Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi Nigel,Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnut Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi Nigel & welcome to sgl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hello Nigel and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn4me Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi and welcome to SGL:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgeball Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 HiWelcome to SGLNeil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroandy101 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi and Welcome to the lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Hi Nigel and welcome to SGL Feel free to post your picture - I'm sure the members would love to see it and you'll probably get a few tips on how to get a better picture too - enjoy the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachik Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Hi and welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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