dorado1453 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I am a retired U.S.N. diver. I retired on December 31 1992. I live in Saint Charles, Missouri, married and have a daughter and 2 grand kids. I have been hooked on Astronomy since I was seven years old. My very first object through a home made 2 1/2 inch refractor was Saturn and I was hooked for life. Here a some pice of my telescope. The 2 lights you see are cheap lights I got at Wal-Greens but they work quite nicely for setting up the scope in the dark. The full pad you see in the picture with light in the backgroud is where I roll out my scope and where I took the pics of the Moon. I must say it is quite bright but for now I have to make due. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfisher Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 welcome to sgl, a good intro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hello and welcome, good to hear from you. Nice kit and great shots, keep them coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naemeth Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Welcome to SGL! You have a very nice set up . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris h Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Welcome to SGL , great setup & pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiran Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hello and welcome to SGL, a nice little intro, and i hope to see some more images from you soon Keiran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikey Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hello Dorado & welcome to SGL. Nice, contrasty moon shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I red that like Morgan Freeman, I cant wait for your reports!!Welcome Sir:icon_salut: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker1947 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Welcome to the SGL. Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Welcome to SGL, Dorado!Cardinals or Royals?Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSuppalot Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hi and welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telesto Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hello and welcome to sgl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hi Dorado and welcome to the forum. Like your mobility scooter for the mount. How do you stop it moving around? You can get hold of some castors that have a sort of foot brake on them that you can kick down when you are in position - are these the ones you use? Very nice picture of the moon by the way and look forward to seeing more of the same!Clear skies and hope you enjoy the forum,James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorado1453 Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 I have 3 caster's all with locks. The pic's were shot through a Canon 600D T3i at 1/125th shutter speed and 1600 ASA. I have back yard eos on my laptop but as you can see I have no platform yet for it. I am making one now that will attach to the wedge. I actually shot those pics using my finger on the camare button and guess I got lucky. I use Adobe photoshop Elements 10 for processing but they lood so nice I didn't bother processing them. I am a Cards fan been following them since the 68 World series against the Tigers. Next clear night I will shoot more pics looking to shoot M51. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estwing Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 welcome along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hi and welcome nice gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergeek Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hi there and welcome to SGL, very nice kit as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowFish Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaMike Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hi Dorado,Welcome to the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hello Dorado and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rory Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 howdy, welcome to the forums. nice scope ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marki Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Welcome to the lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxoLight Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hi D and welcome to the lounge from middle England, nice kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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