Guest Darrian Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Well guys the sky is clear and i thought i'd have a go at taking pics tonight ... I thought there cant be that much to it ? (Can there) ? So i stuck the old Sony A230 on the end of the scope and pressed the shutter ..... and the image below is my very first attempt. I know it aint the best ... but i'm over the moon with it ... Onwards and upwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Smashing effort Darrian - I can easilly see it's M42 and trapezium stars - you must be well chuffed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Thats brilliant, did you shove the camera on the EP or with a thread direct to focuser? Im intrigued of the detail, without goto I assume? Tempted to try it myself, what settings did you use, shutter speed etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrian Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Thanks for all the nice comments guys .... Eddy, I have a T2 Adaptor connected to my Sony A230, This goes straight on to the focuser. The settings were F1, ISO:400 with a 30 second exposur,e and i used the remote shutter to take the pic so as to minimise scope vibration... The only problem with the Sony is they have a clunky shutter thats goes with a bang not a click, and this sometimes causes trails . The mount is both RA and DEC motor driven , but i disengaged the DEC and just left it tracking in RA (And it never left the EP during the two hours i was out there) god i love this hobbie...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Ah theres me hoping I could get similar shots without goto You got such a bargain on that scope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrian Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 The mount isn't Goto ..... I have to posistion it myself by hand then i turn the motor on and let it do the rest whilst i'm taking pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 oh so its just a track, I meant that in the first place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrian Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Yea just a track mate . and i knew that you knew what you meant ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 great first effort, i can see another convert to the dark side L.O.L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Cracking effort Darrian. Your'e on the slippy slope, open your wallet and prepare to be assimilated by the Dark Side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Don't worry too much, visual only counselling is available. Be careful though, everybody tries it a little and thinks they can handle it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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