ben_e71 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Well first the caveats. It was a clear night as the moon kept popping out from behind the clouds. Even when out it had clouds over it. Plus the telescope hadn't been cooled and was sticking out of patio doors. But on Monday I took this photo with my 550d connected to my NexStar 4SE. Since Monday I've found a thread on how to focus and setup canera so hope for better results soon. But happy at moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Well done. Focusing is so much easier if you can connect the camera up to a pc and use something like APT or BYE to get a liveview image on-screen. Once you've got that sorted and can track the Moon nicely you can start taking lots of frames in one go and stacking them which will give a big jump in image quality.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starnut Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I was going to photo the moon last night but we had, yeah you guessed it cloud again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Well done a great first attempt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_e71 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Thanks got a better one tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bm1980 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Nice work, keep at it and you should see some really good results with your setup.RegardsBen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer33 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Nice couple of captures. First one looks really strange with the cloud over it - makes it look like there are more maria than there really are.I have an 1100D and use the Canon software 'EOS Utility'. It will allow you to see a live view on your laptop screen (if you camera supports live view); or you can take a picture and then instantly view it on the laptop screen, adjust focus and then take another picture and view that. EOS Utility also allows you to take multiple extended time exposures via the USB cable so if you want you can take, say, 100 x 120" exposures of a nebula. You set it all up, start it rolling and then go in and have a cup of hot chocolate whilst the laptop does all the work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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