pennywise Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningMajor Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOBBY Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hi... & welcome to the forum.... is worth a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 A warm welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennywise Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 With all the clouds that's one thing you will learn patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennywise Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 thanks everyone patience paid off,ive not touched any settings yet either so im looking forward to trying them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennywise Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 it wasnt easy trying to focus on my flats balcony,it was quite jumpy but not bad for first attempt,quite chuffed lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marki Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Cool! Keep at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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