First shot of moon with my old newtonian

[molecub]

Hi everyone,

I've been reading old and new threads and looking at the amazing images posted on this forum for several days and thought I should bite the bullet and post something myself - so here goes....

After the best part of 18 years under sheeting my Astro Systems 8.5" f/5 Newtonian (on a driven Vixen SP mount) saw first light on 23rd of April (well in 18 years that is ).

I'd bought a 24mm Baader Hyperion eyepiece which comes pre-threaded to mount my Nikon D300 (via the necessary T-adaptors). Anyway, never having done any astrophotography I decided to have a first go at the moon with this set-up. The scope was unguided and I used autofocus with mirror lock-up and cable release - exposure was trial and error.

The results were individually disappointing, showing little if any sharp detail. So after a bit of internet browsing I decided to process the best 18 frames through Registax and CS3. Here's the result:

I've since bought a DMK 21AU04 and 4X Imagemate but so far have not had a chance to use them . I was disappointed that there wasn't a user manual for the included software 'IC Capture'. Can anyone suggest any online user guide(s) or recommend any other capture software that will work with the DMK?

Bruce:)

[Merlin66]

Bruce,

The help screens built into IC are pretty good. They explain the basics of each setting. The rest comes with practise !

Ken

[molecub]

Thanks Ken, I'll check out the help screens later today.

Bruce:)