My first pic...

[rtjc]

Hey Folks,

Last night was rather windy but it was also very clear, so despite lack of sleep and not feeling too well this past week or so i just couldn't resist getting my telescope outside and spending a bit of time looking at our lovely moon. I understand this picture will probably bore quite allot of you but i thought i would share it none the less. It was taken by holding my phones little lens to the eyepiece (or trying to, boy is it hard), all while my battery was draining far too fast for my liking!

Hopefully i can get a camera and mount sometimes in the future and take better pics. But anyway, here's my contribution. Critisism welcome, but go easy, i am a noob =o)

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[starnut]

For your first photo that is very good more so with a phone camera so well done

[astrofox]

As Starnut says excelent especially with camera phone. Welcome to the slippy slope into the world of astrophotography

[rtjc]

Thanks guys, It was so hard to hold the phone steady, and more so inbetween little gusts of wind! Haha Astrofox, i can see this being a rather slidey slope indeed! Tried to get a closer shot of the craters on the edge with my other eyepieces but it wasn't happening. More practice me thinks! But it was a lovely clear night for me to get some lunar viewing done

[Fay]

That is a good first attempt. it is hard to hold a phone to the eyepiece, it has to be held at just the right angle. The Moon is the best place to start

Fay

[rtjc]

Thank you Fay, Yeah it's really difficult. I expected it to be, but not quite as tricky as it actually is. Not sure if i should get a smartphone type adaptor to practice a little more, or just wait and use a decent amateur setup. I'll try again with more battery though

[K3ny0n]

Looking good mate, like you say, it is really hard holding it to the scope ain't it .

Rob

[rtjc]

haha, yes, very. It was pretty gusty in my back garden too which wasn't really helping. If it wasn't blowing the scope it was pushing me about! Will try again and do more full lunar images next time with different eyepieces.

Ross

[K3ny0n]

Haha, what telescope are you using Ross?

Rob

[rtjc]

I've got a Skywatcher 130P Supatrack, which seems pretty popular on here. Just have the supplied eyepieces at the moment, but looking at getting a new one soon now that i've played about with it a bit. Yourself Rob?

[K3ny0n]

I've got a 200p on a EQ5, same with the standard eyepieces, really need to get rid of them and get some decent ones.

Not sure which to buy yet.

Rob.

[RogerTheDodger]

Welcome to the darkside that is imaging

[Mr Spock]

That's great for a phone pic. I'm sure I'd end up getting a complete blank!

[rtjc]

To be honest, as i don't have much experience i don't find the standard eyepieces too bad. The barlow is pretty good, and the 10mm. Not sure in the 25mm wide view, doesn't seem the same qaulity and isn't very clear to the edge like the others. I can't spend allot of money, but i've been looking at the Celestron X-Cel LX eyepieces, maybe a 7mm

[rtjc]

Thanks guys