200P & EQ5 for AP - Will I get away with it?

[Catweazel]

Thought I would update this with my latest pic of Orion Nebula. Not perfect, still some stars trailing, and light poluted sky, but all done with a 200P on EQ5 with very little knowledge or experience (so far)

Thanks again for all the advice folks

Edit: Notice the meteor trail running accross the top; I only just spotted that.

[malc-c]

Can see a satellite trail, no meteor

Hope you don't mind but I've tweaked your image a touch in PS (probably a bit too much as it gets stretched a bit by the forum software by the looks of things)...

[Javert]

That looks pretty much the same as what I've so far managed with my 200P / EQ5 / Dual Axis motor combo.

[Gomtuu]

Nice. Had mine out last night but the wind was too much for any attempt at AP.

What are the shot details (exposure time, number, flats etc)?

[Catweazel]

Nice. Had mine out last night but the wind was too much for any attempt at AP.

What are the shot details (exposure time, number, flats etc)?

Hi, It was just a single shot with a timer release unit, so ISO 800, 90 second exposure, no flats, no post processing. Taken on a Canon 1000D.

@ Malc - Yes, it is a satelite, my mistake, I only noticed it as I was posting Your tweaking has certainly brought out the contrast in the image a bit more. I haven't really got around to any image processing, as I will have to learn that from scratch as well

[Gomtuu]

Hi, It was just a single shot with a timer release unit, so ISO 800, 90 second exposure, no flats, no post processing. Taken on a Canon 1000D.

Well it came out very well!

[Chris]

Thats pretty impressive for a single exposure CW:) have you downloaded Deep Sky Stacker yet? if so next time your imaging try taking about 20-30 shots and have a play with them in DSS, just press buttons and move sliders and see what happens you'll love it, you'll be doing levels and curves in PS before you know it:D

[Ags]

Don't forget you can take fantastic images with just the camera and a prime lens attached to the EQ5.

[pel]

Nice processing Malc. Can you sort out mine :-)

What version of PS do you use?

[Catweazel]

Thats pretty impressive for a single exposure CW:) have you downloaded Deep Sky Stacker yet? if so next time your imaging try taking about 20-30 shots and have a play with them in DSS, just press buttons and move sliders and see what happens you'll love it, you'll be doing levels and curves in PS before you know it:D

Thanks Chris. Sadly, PhotoShop is another country to me. I use Aperture 3 as I have a iMac, but really have no idea how to use photoshop. I have a program called RegiStax 6, which I think is the same as DS Stacker? Anyway, I will certainly have a go at stacking, once I get focus and star trails down to a fine art; one step at a time