Moon 25/11

[lunator]

Here is the first pic of the moon taken with a webcam flashed to SPC900nc

OMC250 processed in AS!3, Registax.

Any comments and advice welcome.

Cheers

Ian

[Moonshed]

Be honest now, you cheated, you took that from lunar orbit didn’t you? 

[lunator]

Cheers Moonshed yep I recently got my rocket flying licence

I have just got a ZWO camera so I am very keen to give that a go.

[Moonshed]

21 hours ago, lunator said:

Cheers Moonshed yep I recently got my rocket flying licence

I have just got a ZWO camera so I am very keen to give that a go.

I hope you were careful coming through re-entry because as my wife asked me recently “Why do they always go through the hot bit?” Sigh......
I have also just purchased a ZWO and looking forward to trying it on the moon.

Keith

[Nicola Hannah Butterfield]

On 01/12/2020 at 12:48, Moonshed said:

I hope you were careful coming through re-entry because as my wife asked me recently “Why do they always go through the hot bit?” Sigh......
I have also just purchased a ZWO and looking forward to trying it on the moon.

Keith

Because it is such a ride.

Since I bought my ZWO, I haven't had clear skies or opportunity.

Edited December 2, 2020 by Nicola Hannah Butterfield

[Moonshed]

1 hour ago, Nicola Hannah Butterfield said:

Because it is such a ride.

Since I bought my ZWO, I haven't had clear skies or opportunity.

I know the feeling, I got my ZWO 3 weeks ago and have had very few opportunities to use it. I’ve a good mind to send it back because they promised me great images of the planets.

[lunator]

I managed a short time with my ZWO a couple of nights ago.

Conditions were pretty rubbish so I am sure the images won't be great but it was useful to practice focussing and have bit a mess around with Sharpcap settings.

Cheers

Ian

 

 

[Moonshed]

1 hour ago, lunator said:

I managed a short time with my ZWO a couple of nights ago.

Conditions were pretty rubbish so I am sure the images won't be great but it was useful to practice focussing and have bit a mess around with Sharpcap settings.

Cheers

Ian

 

 

I initially tried Sharpcap with my ZWO but had problems with over exposure, I could only get a large white featureless ball that could have been anything, so I switched to FireCapture, problem solved.  I was clearly doing something wrong in the Sharpcap settings but it doesn’t matter now because I have become a big fan of FireCapture. 
you obviously find Sharpcap to be okay.

[lunator]

Hi Keith

I have firecapture on the laptop. I might have to give it a go.

Hoping to process something tomorrow.

Cheers

 Ian

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Moonshed]

10 minutes ago, lunator said:

Hi Keith

I have firecapture on the laptop. I might have to give it a go.

Hoping to process something tomorrow.

Cheers

 Ian

 

 

Hope it turns out well for you, at least we can still process images even when it’s total cloud cover.