Guest ecopley Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi all, I'm a new amateur looking for advice, inspiration and just chat really. At the end of last year I acquired a 6 inch Schmitt on a go-to mount. I've managed to get a few things working (stacking pictures, astrotortilla, eqtooth, webcam, diy modified 450d, guiding...) But getting it to work, as you are all no doubt aware, is only the first step. I have a few pictures - a blurry Jupiter, m42 without much detail and a few others but I'm hoping that, with some help I can improve rapidly and post some before to long. Looking forward to working with you all! Ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Welcome on board Ed. Do you have a picture of your set up? Or any of your images to share with us in the relevant sections of the forum; you may get some free advice from the clever guys, and the rest of us do like to see what people are getting up to; I find as much satisfaction with looking at the very amateur images as I do the Olly Penrice 100-hour Photoshopped award winning ones. Will be good to see you at a dark site sometime for a catch up. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Welcome to EMS Ed - hope you enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbz2 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hello from me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest devil74 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi Ed and a warm welcome to EMS. Hope you enjoy the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Welcome to EMS Ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi Ed, a warm welcome to EMS. Iam a visual only guy, mostly for the lack of the patience needed while snarling in a Celtic style at the nest of cables before you. Iam sure someone will be along to give you some pointers. In the meantime, enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi Ed a warm welcome to the EMS Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Welcome ed, if your imaging with a f10 sct I would certainly fit a f6.3 focal reducer to the rear, your canon will attach to the back of that woth the relevant adapter, then either guide scope on top or duel mount bar, guide with phd and the webcam, and download astro photography tool to collect images and operate your canon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hu ed, welcome to EMS. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tweedledum Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi Ed, Warm welcome to the mad house err EMS I mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi, welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hello and welcome to EMS. Ask any question at all, the only silly question is the one you did not ask! Hope you enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fondofchips Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hi Ed & welcome to EMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ecopley Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi everyone! Thanks for all your kind messages. I have already taken some of your advice and invested in an f6.3 reducer. I wanted to go out and play last night but, like all of you I guess, I don't always get what I want. Still, I'm looking forward to trying again at m42 and then some of the other M's. I'm also aiming to do the 6" version of James's 11" Jupiter animation before Jupiter disappears. Possibly. Any way, really grateful to you all for such a warm welcome and looking forward to seeing some of you - will join the dark site when I can make it and would be happy to contribute if there's anything I can do. Clear skies and no sodium... Ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi and welcome to EMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan the Plumber Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hello and welcome to Forum Ed.... Can I call you Ed? helpful bunch here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ecopley Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi Sheila, nice lander! Allan, you can call me pretty much anything you like. Ed is probably a good start, though! Very cloudy tonight. Annoyed, should've had a tinker last night. Bumhat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi Ed - and a lot the wind is nasty tonight compared to last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest foundaplanet Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hi Ed and welcome from not so sunny Burton Latimer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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