Razner Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hi all I'm Ryan and I live just outside of Nottingham. I've been lurking on the site for a few months now and thought it was about time I registered and said hello. I've always been interested in the stars but have never really taken it further other than a few books etc until the missus brought me a cheap telescope from Amazon for my birthday last year and I've caught the astrophotography bug so this is all her fault Since then I've changed to a Skywatcher Explorer 200P connected to a EQ5 Pro goto mount and using a second hand unmodded Canon 600D which i plan to mod myself. I addition, I'm using Ekos/INDI via Stellarmate running on a RPi 3B+ to control everything which I'm really impressed with so far. I've taken a few shots of M42 and M51 but nothing to write home about as of yet and I'm still getting to grips with the various callibration frames and exposure/iso settings that are needed to get the best out of my images plus the various software options for stacking and processing. There's a lot to learn! I've also very quickly realised how expensive this could all end up being depending on how much I get into it. I've already started looking at filters, guide scopes and possibly upgrading the mount to a used HEQ5 or EQ6 in order to better support my current scope, but I've made a promise to the missus (and my bank account) to learn the basics first and then see where it goes. Cheers, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyedT Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, Razner said: Hi all I'm Ryan and I live just outside of Nottingham. I've been lurking on the site for a few months now and thought it was about time I registered and said hello. I've always been interested in the stars but have never really taken it further other than a few books etc until the missus brought me a cheap telescope from Amazon for my birthday last year and I've caught the astrophotography bug so this is all her fault Since then I've changed to a Skywatcher Explorer 200P connected to a EQ5 Pro goto mount and using a second hand unmodded Canon 600D which i plan to mod myself. I addition, I'm using Ekos/INDI via Stellarmate running on a RPi 3B+ to control everything which I'm really impressed with so far. I've taken a few shots of M42 and M51 but nothing to write home about as of yet and I'm still getting to grips with the various callibration frames and exposure/iso settings that are needed to get the best out of my images plus the various software options for stacking and processing. There's a lot to learn! I've also very quickly realised how expensive this could all end up being depending on how much I get into it. I've already started looking at filters, guide scopes and possibly upgrading the mount to a used HEQ5 or EQ6 in order to better support my current scope, but I've made a promise to the missus (and my bank account) to learn the basics first and then see where it goes. Cheers, Ryan Welcome to the forum! Well done (or commiserations to your bank account) on taking up the hobby (and blaming it on the missus!) There definitely is a lot to learn, and I have to say I've learned a fair bit of it from SGL. The members are friendly and non-judgemental, and advice is always at hand. In terms of upgrading, you have the right idea about going slow. I started out with a 200P on an HEQ5 with a Canon 650D, so pretty close to what you have! I've slowly upgraded as I've learned more about the hobby. All the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinglem Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hi Ryan and welcome to the forum. For a start you will soon realise that this hobby can become very expensive, to avoid making too many early mistakes everyone on here will usually recommend the following book to read https://www.firstlightoptics.com/books/making-every-photon-count-steve-richards.html It will teach you about the hobby in a fairly easy to understand way, you can then decide what sort of astrophotography you would like to do, planetry, nebulas, galaxies etc. then you can tailor your kit towards that. Good Luck as you have a lot to learn. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshHopk Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome to SGL Ryan 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hi Ryan, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun and lots of success with the AP. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloz1664 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hi Ryan, and a very warm welcome to the Lounge Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwilkey Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hi Ryan, welcome to the forum and the 'dark arts' or 'bank buster', take it easy and get hold of that book 'Making Every Photon Count' that Mark above recommended, it could be a life-saver. Clear skies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hello Ryan and welcome. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjaxed Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hi Ryan, welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT65CB-SWL Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hi @Razner and welcom to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hi Ryan, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razner Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 Thanks for the warm welcome all! I've taken your advice and picked up a copy of 'Making Every Photon Count' from FLO as suggested by a couple of you and I'll have a good read through before purchasing any more kit. Cheers, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronl Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Hello Ryan, and welcome to the community, hope you enjoy your time with us, see you around the forums, good luck with the imaging. Clear Sky's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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