First attempt at astro imaging

[jworrin]

Last night was my first attempt at astro imaging. Did two shots of the Moon, posted in the lunar imaging section, and one of Saturn. Any tips/criticisms are welcome!!

Equipment:

SPC900NC with adapter, but no other modifications

Nexstar 8SE

Software:

SparpCap for capturing

Regstax 6 for stacking ( or at least attempting to stack...I need to read a tutorial )

[m_j_lyons]

that's a nice shot - you captured some nice detail for your first time out.

[beamish]

Nicely stacked with a fair bit of detail coming thru.

There's a tut for 6 on the hme page roll down a tad.

RegiStax- Free image processing software

Other than that try a barlow too 2x/2.5x or more

[jgs001]

nicely done... very good for a first attempt.

[Demonperformer]

Like it ... well done

[Gina]

Brilliant image Well done

Regards

Gina

[jworrin]

Thanks everyone!

@Beamish: I attempted to use a 2X barlow, but the image was far too blurry. It was still early in the evening and just cooling down, so there was a lot of heat rise distortion ( not sure if that is the technical term )going on. Thanks for the link to the tutorial!!

[The Bat]

Excellent first image. No mistaking what it is!

Very sharp and some detail showing. A very promising start.

Rachel

[Clayton]

Nice result, and good advice above

[Peter Reader]

That's pretty good for an early attempt. The registax website has a nice tutorial. You may want to have a look at the "Planet photography" section of my website (in signature) for a basic guide for my capturing and stacking techniques.

[Gina]

Thanks for the link to your tutorial on Registax - I've just downloaded and installed it ready to start image processing and any help will be most welcome

Regards

Gina