tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post1111425872512395485..comments2024-03-24T14:47:00.370-07:00Comments on Approaching Pavonis Mons by balloon: AstrophotographyAl Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01517967406876572177noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-23862453050149051422012-02-20T02:58:04.868-08:002012-02-20T02:58:04.868-08:00Congratulations! You've managed to take a marv...Congratulations! You've managed to take a marvellous picture of the default state of the universe.Malcolm Ramsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-33700056039695143122012-02-20T01:56:41.643-08:002012-02-20T01:56:41.643-08:00The clear skies this winter (I'm near Bristol)...The clear skies this winter (I'm near Bristol) have also enticed me outdoors to try a bit of astrophotography. I have a 4" Celestron but have been very disappointed which the results of attaching my DSLR to it with a T-Ring. I never seem to be able to photograph why I can see in the eyepiece! While I've captured some nice lunar photos and some of a partial solar eclipse a few years ago I've never been able to get a photo of any of the planets.<br /><br />So this Winter I invested in a cheap but reasonably sturdy camera tripod and tried my hand at some wide angle timelapse photography. So far I've only been able to capture 17 30 second exposures before my software crashes which is quite frustrating but the images look promising. I'll keep persevering.Line Noisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-48192282498909461272012-02-19T14:45:03.607-08:002012-02-19T14:45:03.607-08:00I thought you were pulling my leg for a minute, I ...I thought you were pulling my leg for a minute, I could see lots of blobs and star spattered patterns, then I cleaned my monitor screen. HaDave from Downunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177325241501320978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-12373083742657645952012-02-19T08:17:57.110-08:002012-02-19T08:17:57.110-08:00I have been interested in amateur astronomy for ye...I have been interested in amateur astronomy for years without ever having the funds to do anything about it. This kind of post reignites that passion, I can't wait for the next steps.<br /><br />A friend of mine had a fancy Meade scope and viewing anything other than the moon through it was really disappointing to me.<br />I would love to see what is possible from an astrophotography point of view on a mid-level budget.John Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495893877811479537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-85713567046649684702012-02-19T07:06:26.495-08:002012-02-19T07:06:26.495-08:00Perhaps you should try taking some images during t...Perhaps you should try taking some images during the day while focused on a distant object. With my limited imaging attempts I found that it was easier to familiarize myself with the capture software that way. In the dark it's much more difficult to try to figure stuff out.<br /><br />Once that's sorted you'll have to get well acquainted with finding and focusing on the objects. Since the eyepiece and camera doesn't seem to be par-focal in most cases, and the FoV differs, that's another 'fun' experience.KJ Mulderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306475344390343790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-72183602234863753412012-02-19T07:04:21.015-08:002012-02-19T07:04:21.015-08:00My forays into astrophotography have resulted in a...My forays into astrophotography have resulted in all sorts of jet black images. I blamed it on my equipment then and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-36372267777231722022012-02-19T05:56:22.520-08:002012-02-19T05:56:22.520-08:00I should probably have a look at piggybacking; sou...I should probably have a look at piggybacking; sounds as if there is very little to go wrong, and I know my way around an SLR well enough.Al Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517967406876572177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-15229830487015253772012-02-19T05:34:07.518-08:002012-02-19T05:34:07.518-08:00I hear you. I'd have similar problems with im...I hear you. I'd have similar problems with imaging. Be glad your focusing experience was as simple as it was. I had to buy an extension tube. And I've had the same problem with the imager not being pointed at quite the same place as the center of the eyepiece.<br /><br />But, it is alluring. I often just attach my dSLR piggyback on my scope and take 30 second exposures with a old 50mm 1.8 lens. It is STUNNING what you see. You get lots of little stars that you can't find on any normally available star charts. That just kinda blows my mind....surely they have a name, but they're so dim that no one bothers to put them in even the charts going down to magnitude 12. And, you start to see galaxies and stuff like that. It's really amazing. Plus....there's no nonsense with that sort of imaging. It's like doing your own deep sky survey.Dean Stellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06010941125983619030noreply@blogger.com