PaulJD Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Hi All, New to the forum and new to astrophotography. I've had my scope for a while now but only recently started to attempt taking some photos. This was taken as a short video clip on an iPhone mounted to the eyepiece of my Skywatcher Skymax 102 Mak, processed in PIPP then stacked the best 300 frames in Registax. I'm quite pleased with the results but am sure there is room for improvement as I am still very much learning how to use the software by trial and error. I also have a spc900nc webcam but haven't had much success with that yet - still got a lot to learn! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreemchaos Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 wow that's a cracking first shot mate, you would of thought you had been doing moon shots for years. well done, I look forwards to seeing your next images. charl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 That is really very impressive first Lunar image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 That's a great start to your imaging career, well done. BTW welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 I'd be pleased with that now let alone as a first image. Nice and sharp and nicely framed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJD Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Thanks for all the kind comments guys, it's much appreciated! I tried to get some images with the webcam first but the results were not very good, the field of view was too small and they were not very sharp so I decided to try with the iPhone mounted on a 20mm eyepiece and got this. I imagine there was a lot of beginners luck involved but I'm happy with the result! I'm hoping it is clear on Sunday as I'd like to try and get a picture of the Moon and Jupiter together if I can get a wide enough field of view. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfisher Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Of to a great start with a decent image, and a decent scope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotterless45 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Very impressive image , well done ! old Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Great image what adapter did you use I am after another one I have tried several with limited results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul73 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 I might have to get me a Mak..... Getrat start. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien 13 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Cracking first image, the 102 mm Mak is a scope that keeps on giving. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJD Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 15 minutes ago, wookie1965 said: Great image what adapter did you use I am after another one I have tried several with limited results. It is just a cheap Chinese one I got from eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Telescope-Cell-Phone-Adapter-Mobile-Mounts-Universal-Spotting-Scope-Binocular-/222045748916?hash=item33b2f53eb4:g:7QQAAOSwxp9W3TwO Can't say I would recommend it though, it is quite fiddly and doesn't attach to the eyepiece very securely - it actually fell off once (luckily no damage!) so I think I will be looking for something better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 11 minutes ago, PaulJD said: It is just a cheap Chinese one I got from eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Telescope-Cell-Phone-Adapter-Mobile-Mounts-Universal-Spotting-Scope-Binocular-/222045748916?hash=item33b2f53eb4:g:7QQAAOSwxp9W3TwO Can't say I would recommend it though, it is quite fiddly and doesn't attach to the eyepiece very securely - it actually fell off once (luckily no damage!) so I think I will be looking for something better soon. Yes had one of those I wasn't so lucky cracked my screen I have had one of these, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/24-49mm-Metal-Universal-Cell-Phone-Mount-Adapter-for-Spotting-Scope-Telescope-/182404462566?var=&hash=item2a782737e6:m:m_oFEogkzRnn6a75xYOWVDw and this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Cell-Phone-Adapter-Connect-Mobile-to-Astronomical-Telescope-/261816149350?hash=item3cf5756566:g:J1EAAOSwpDdVCUKb I have one of these but use an elastic band just to make sure phone does not fall out but positioning is tricky https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/?iid=132159082094&&&adgroupid=39910041817&rlsatarget=pla-298908665979&abcId=1088896&adtype=pla&merchantid=110421908&poi=&googleloc=9046510&device=c&campaignid=805055692&crdt=0&chn=ps I begrudge paying £70/80 for one. These dont look to bad I may try on of these. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Cell-Phone-Adapter-Mount-Binocular-Spotting-Scope-Telescope-Bracket-/122421764996?hash=item1c80e7e384:g:htcAAOSwSlBY3K76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des anderson Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 That`s a great image, well done. Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnfosteruk Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 That's a cracker, nice start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggywrinkle Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Very nice, amazing what iPhones can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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