Show me your cheap images

[hunterknox]

I'm interested in what people have managed to do in terms of imaging with relatively modest equipment. With that in mind, show me your best cheap* images...

* that's cheap as in all-in costs. No wise guys with £6 webcams saying "well I had the C14 already..."!

[Viv]

I've recently bought an Explorer 130 PDS (new) & second hand EQ3-2 mount (£65), then with a SPC900.

When I save up for the motors, will be trying a DSO (Orion of course)

[RikM]

There is an old thread kicking around somewhere with exactly this in mind. I think we agreed a £1,000 limit for the kit and there were some very good results posted. I'll keep looking for it but if someone knows where it is, please post a link

[RikM]

Found it

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/140123-budget-dso-showcase/

[Bobby1970]

I managed to get this with my camera and 200p Dob

[Bobby1970]

^{And this with just my camera 50mm lens and tripod}

[JamesF]

Well, depends what you mean by cheap, but SPC900 (£5), used 127 Mak on a well-used EQ3-2 and a £36 Revelation barlow:

James

[RikM]

Purely because I thought it would be impossible, I shot this with a Canon 1000D and an unmounted Skymax 127 hand-held

Not very good but the OTA only cost £80 s/h and I had the DSLR already

[JamesF]

Purely because I thought it would be impossible, I shot this with a Canon 1000D and an unmounted Skymax 127 hand-held

I'm sure I've seen a picture somewhere of a chap using a hand-held DSLR on the back of a C6 

James

[rowan46]

Well, depends what you mean by cheap, but SPC900 (£5), used 127 Mak on a well-used EQ3-2 and a £36 Revelation barlow:

James

I think these prove that it is as much the operator as the equipment. i used similar equipment and never got anything so good

[RikM]

I'm sure I've seen a picture somewhere of a chap using a hand-held DSLR on the back of a C6 

James

Yes, that's what provoked my experiment. I thought it was cobblers but it was actually rather easy. I've got a Jupiter pic as well somewhere, that was pretty difficult but the moon was fine.

[hunterknox]

Some great stuff here and thanks for the link to the older thread.

[Ags]

This is snapped through an ST80 mounted on a 4SE ALT-AZ mount with my unmodded 1100D.

[Daniel-K]

i took this with all stuff bought 2nd hand for under £700 cannon 450D ED80 NEq6pro- was unguided. if your willing to hold out you can get some great bargins 2nd hand

[JamesF]

Ooh, I have some DSO images done with the 127 Mak and (also used) 450D.  I shall dig a few out.

James

[JamesF]

Here's M13:

James

[JamesF]

And again with the 450D, 127 Mak and EQ3-2, M3 and M5.  I like the juxtaposition of these showing up quite how different the colours are:

James

[laser_jock99]

Cygnus with a 50mm lens.

[Stevp]

Well, depends what you mean by cheap, but SPC900 (£5), used 127 Mak on a well-used EQ3-2 and a £36 Revelation barlow:

James

James they're great!

Here is my best effort so far with a 150p explorer on eq3-2 with the xbox webcam

I think I need more practise!

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[Erquy]

Hi

http://stargazerslounge.com/gallery/album/2295-first-images-skymax-102-dslr/

All taken with a skymax 102 on altaz with unmodded caon 1100d (with gso 2,5 barlow for planetary). Processed with pipp/registax for planets and nebulosity for deep sky

[russellhq]

Here's an a-focal shot of the moon taken with my phone camera though my old 150P dob. Scope was £200ish new and phone was "free" with contract.

[mondman712]

£100 second hand EQ3-2 and a £65 dslr (which came with 5 lenses). I'm planning a raspberry pi based guiding system next.

[Crebles]

This is snapped through an ST80 mounted on a 4SE ALT-AZ mount with my unmodded 1100D.

V

V nice - what is it?

[Crebles]

Lagoon Nebula through an ST80 on an EQ1 with v basic RA drive (£140) plus Canon 600D (£350). From middle of nowhere in Spain Summer 2013.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdrandall/9825159663/

First attempt at Saturn through SkyWatcher 200p with modified £5 Xbox Live webcam.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdrandall/8619643909/

[Ags]

V nice - what is it?

M27...