Matthew Kent Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hi there,Just a quick welcome post to say hello, before I shoot off to bombard you all with questions in the help sections.I'm Matt, I'm from Wincmore Hill, North London (N21) where the sky is a beautiful pink/yellow colour all night long.I’ve had a ‘scope for a few years, but it really hasn’t had the use it warranted, until I moved house and decided to keep it somewhere more accessible. So recently I’ve had the scope out and decided to take a first stab at doing some astrophotography.I’ve got a Vixen 102M refractor on a GP mount with a Sky Sensor 2k, and a 70mm f9 Vixen which I’m intending to use as a guide scope. I’m also building a motorised focuser using an Arduino board and a stepper motor, but that won’t be finished for a while…Anyhow, nice to meet you all…Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Welcome to the forum Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker1947 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Welcome to the SGL, Forums Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbyers Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 hiim interested to know if you were being sarcastic when you say beautiful pink.yellow??? definatly not something you want!!anywayswelcomerich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kent Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Yes, being sarcastic (sorry), but it's so light polluted around here I can read the ingredients off the side of a can of fosters at night with no moon. Not ideal, but I'm stuck with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Be sure to toss up some pics with the Vixen, I'm pondering the idea of a decent Refractor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbyers Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Yes, being sarcastic (sorry), but it's so light polluted around here I can read the ingredients off the side of a can of fosters at night with no moon. Not ideal, but I'm stuck with it...thought you were- i find it hard to tell, apparently i dont have those particular brain parts that detect it:pthat sounds pretty bad- any dark areas that you can get to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Kick Drum Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hi and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kent Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 The problem is that my stargazing is limited to the time between putting the kid to bed, and going to be myself for work the next day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbyers Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 thats tough man, i mean i feel for you, i went through a year of not being able to do my passion and its frustrating when you want to spend time doing something you love but cant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kent Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Be sure to toss up some pics with the Vixen, I'm pondering the idea of a decent Refractor.Not sure the Vixen qualifies as a decent refractor, it suffers from quite a bit of abberation on planets. It's also on a not very good tripod which wobbles (hence the motorised focuser project in progress, and the upcoming project to build a pier to plonk it on in the garden - wife permitting).If I get some shots, I'll post them...Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxoLight Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hi Matt and welcome to the lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hello Matt and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergeek Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hi there and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hi Matt, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazel Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hi Matt and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hi Matt and welcome to the forum. You might want to take a look at Steve Richards' "Making Every Photon Count" (FLO 19.95) which is a comprehensive guide on what kit you need and why you need it to take good consistent images. There is a review of it over on the equipment review section which provides more details.Clear skies and look forward to see your latest images!James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSuppalot Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hi Matt and welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hi Matt and welcome to SGL, as you are in the London area why not look up the Baker Street Irregulars, I believe they meet in Regents Park once a month John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul schofield Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hi Matt and welcome to SGL. I suffer from that beautiful yellow sky too, most nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telesto Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hi Matt, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duns Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Welcome to SGL, Matt!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy123 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hi and welcome. You're lucky having a nice bright sky, can't see a thing round here. Keep tripping over stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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