Jupiter

[greenkat]

Details of this to the best of my memory as it was a long time ago

Taken using a Canon Powershot A40, on max optical zoom, using self timer and exposure of around 1/30th sec, atatched using a digicam adaptor, afocal through the eyepiece on an Orion optics 150mm f6 relector on an old pedastal mount, enhanced in photoshop.

I just kept taking photos, adjusting exposure, adjusting focus ect.

Ended up with about 100 Rubbish pics but also a few decent ones.

Doh, Doh, Doh, just read images have to be taken between competition runing dates , ooops

[Kai]

Doh, Doh, Doh, just read images have to be taken between competition runing dates , ooops

Unfortunatly using a scope is also not allowed in the rules .

[greenkat]

ill get my coat

[philsail1]

That's a very good shot for "afocal" astrophotography "Greenkat."

I do a bit of "afocal" shooting, and I do the same as you have done. Take many shots, all with different settings and focusing adjustments. I only get about one or two decent photos out for perhaps 30 or 40 shots. I use "Picasa" to enhance the shots.

With "Afocal" I thinks it is just a case of trying to make notes of the settings, eyepieces etc, which give the best results.

Good effort there though!

Regards,

philsail1