My first Orion

[bm1980]

Hi all, this is my first go with the camera so be gentle, i have recently got a canon 600d and thought i would have a go at orion last night, this was a single 20 sec shot at iso 800 i think, any pointers would be apreciated

Regards

Ben

[Telrad]

Good shot Ben, well done. Nice result!

[bm1980]

Good shot Ben, well done. Nice result!

Thanks Telrad,hopefully next time will get more detail i am looking into usig dss next time.

has anybody wrote a good tutorial on composing widefield pictures? as i am a newbie to dslr astrophotography.

[Telrad]

I would recommend that you get the book Every Photon Counts by Steve Richards (Steppenwolf) an invaluable resource and just what you'll need.

[bm1980]

I would recommend that you get the book Every Photon Counts by Steve Richards (Steppenwolf) an invaluable resource and just what you'll need.

Thanks i will look into purchasing it,

Regards

Ben

[Telrad]

Thanks i will look into purchasing it,

Regards

Ben

Beginners guide to astro-photography

[bm1980]

Beginners guide to astro-photography

Thanks for the link

Ben

[Telrad]

Thanks for the link

Ben

You're welcome