new beginner

[pennywise]

hi there star gazers,i am a newbie and im looking forward to learning a lot more on here,i have recently purchased a skywatcher 127 goto and i have not really used it to its full potential only because its been too cloudy since i got it and so i have just been rounding up some more equipment for it,ie lens,webcam.

i bought a logitech c310 webcam,seems a good one,one that i read up on and noticed it was quite easy to set up by taking the lens out and attaching an eyepiece adaptor,i focused my skywatcher at an object in daylight about 20 metres away,got it in view with a 25 super wide lens first then i exchanged it for my webcam and i worked the focus and all i got was a blurry mess,please help thanks.

[JamesF]

It should certainly be possible to achieve focus with the webcam, but it might be quite easy to "go through" focus without realising it. It might also be more tricky if you're focusing on something as close as 20 metres away. A distant telegraph pole or chimney might be a better bet.

James

[MorningMajor]

As James said you should be able to achieve focus, but maybe 20m is still too close, you'd be surprised how much you have to re focus when the web cam is inserted and be careful you don't miss the focal point - so re focus slowly

[DOBBY]

Hi... & welcome to the forum....

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[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL

[pennywise]

thankyou for your fast replies all,i just didnt expect it to be so blurry when i first set up,i will have to be a bit more patient

[wookie1965]

With all the clouds that's one thing you will learn patience.

[pennywise]

thanks everyone patience paid off,ive not touched any settings yet either so im looking forward to trying them

[pennywise]

it wasnt easy trying to focus on my flats balcony,it was quite jumpy but not bad for first attempt,quite chuffed lol.

[Marki]

Cool! Keep at it

[JamesM]

Nice first attempt and with a little more practice I think there are better images to come out of your setup. Like many things in astronomy, the initial learning curve is a bit steep but with patience and practice your knowledge and skills level will increase and the resulting output will be more than noticeable - keep going!!

Clear skies

James