First attempt at astrophotography

[ninja87]

Photos taken 11/1/14

My first attempt at astrophotography on my 6" reflector using a Nikon D5100. 2nd image is Jupiter.

[houston]

Nice one the moon ninja

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[Axeldude]

Nice image of the moon man, might want to sharpen a bit less tho

Keep it up!

[Luke]

Great first moon, very well done!

[LeeWilky]

Great first Moon shot tho maybe a little over exposed.  I find that under exposing the Moon tends to yeild better results and use ISO 200 for anything other than a new Moon.

As for Jupiter give this tutorial a go and you will get much better results   http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/184821-beginners-guide-to-stacking-planetary-images-with-autostakkert2/

Keep it up mate if they are your first attempt then i look forward to seeing your second!

[JamesF]

Great first Moon shot tho maybe a little over exposed.  I find that under exposing the Moon tends to yeild better results and use ISO 200 for anything other than a new Moon.

As for Jupiter give this tutorial a go and you will get much better results   http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/184821-beginners-guide-to-stacking-planetary-images-with-autostakkert2/

Keep it up mate if they are your first attempt then i look forward to seeing your second!

I also think perhaps you've got a bit too much exposure there, though it's excellent for a first attempt.  With my 450D I now go for 1/200th @ ISO200, but unless the mirror can be locked up or there's a decent delay between the mirror lifting and the shutter operating the vibration can be a problem.  I had to raise the ISO setting and to go 1/500th to avoid that before I started using the mirror delay.

You might also find this useful:

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/184192-full-disc-lunar-imaging-with-a-dslr/

James

[sologuitarist61]

For first attempts they are very good, well done!

[Virgoman]

Good advice from James and LeeWilky there. For a first attempt it is really good - keep at it!

                       Best regards,

                                             Ralph