Paul779 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) Hi everyone Been lurking for a bit its about time i said Hi. I ve been having ago at astrophotography for a few months now..... It all started back in the summer after stumbling across a video on Youtube (Astrobiscuits Budget Astrophotography with a DSLR). I was intrigued by whats up there that we cant see fully with the naked eye. So here i am a few hundred quid lighter trying to do this on some sort of budget,it can be done but its not easy. I already had a DSLR Sony A200 unmodded. I managed to get hold of a Skywatcher ED80 Pro Series(gold tube) relatively cheaply,and then found an old Mizar SP equatorial mount with tripod for a fiver. I bought an eq2 motor (9v) and butchered it a little to fit as the original quartz drive one was impossible to find, with this i can get 30s subs no probs any longer requires spot on PA which has been difficult to achieve. My issues so far are lack of skills processing the stacked image and i need to get far more light frames when working with 30s unguided. Recently aquired a modified Canon 450D from a member on here,looking forward to using that. Images so far: Not fantastic but a start. Cheers Paul Edited January 5, 2021 by Paul779 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) Welcome to SGL! you obviously are well on your way in AP! clear skies. Edited January 5, 2021 by Sunshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjaxed Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Hi Paul, welcome to SGL, looks like you have made an excellent start to your AP journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanWri Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Welcome aboard Paul. Those shots are certainly beautiful in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PXR-5 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Welcome to SGL Paul Nice pic, hey I have been doing Astronomy since 1968 and have yet to take my first photo 😆 Actually, I did mess around with film many years ago, I had my own darkroom. Thanks for joining us 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun and success with the AP. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigella Bryant Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Hi Paul, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saganite Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Welcome to SGL Paul.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Hello and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStanford Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Hi @Paul779, welcome! Great snaps, always good to get results on a budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloz1664 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Hi Paul, and a very warm welcome to the Lounge. Great images btw Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul779 Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 Thanks for the warm welcome everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Hi Paul, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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