· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Beginning and Intermediate Imaging Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: << 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | (show all) NeilMac Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/25/10 Loc: MedHat, AB, Canada Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: jself24]       #5482276 - 10/21/12 04:47 PM Attachment (98 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Im assuming with a telescope since i was taking night pictures with a SLR in the 70's. Moon Sep 29 2012 8" Dob (25mmEP) Captured from EP with Acer 500 5meg Tablet camera. Post Extras:       gerfmon member Reged: 07/19/12 Loc: Longmont, CO Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: bleep]       #5484184 - 10/22/12 07:13 PM Attachment (109 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   These four were my first attempts at astrophotography. I was using my Meade LX200 8" f/6.3 on the fork mount. I had to keep the exposure times as short as possible to avoid star trailing. And of course I knew nothing about image stacking at the time. All were taken with a Canon EOS D60 and were shot over 8 years ago. From left to right, top to bottom: M13 M3 M57 Comet Hale-Bopp, not a deep sky object, but probably my very first attempt at an astro photo. Edited by gerfmon (10/22/12 07:14 PM) Post Extras:       Atl sage Reged: 04/13/12 Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: bleep]       #5484494 - 10/22/12 11:12 PM Attachment (89 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My first astroimaging experiment with a web cam, Registax, and Gimp. I used a Celestron C90. Post Extras:       snowcrow sage Reged: 10/21/12 Loc: Vermont Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: Charlie Hein]       #5484940 - 10/23/12 09:30 AM Attachment (96 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My very first Photo! I used a Canon EOS REBEL T2i (unmodified) on a tripod, 23mm f/3.5 lens. This is a single shot 45 sec @ 1600ISO M31 is just left of center. Post Extras:       Kevdog sage Reged: 07/11/12 Loc: Desert Hills, AZ Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: snowcrow]       #5485910 - 10/23/12 07:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Finally got my Meade LT8 out with my Olympus E-PM1 and tmount. Got this one of jupiter as a straight pic: Then tried video with Registax and got this: And finally got a 15s exposure at ISO 1000 of the Orion Nebula like this: The 60 sec image showed a lot more detail, but unfortunately had shake, so the stars were "V"s. This one shows a bit of shake as well. My LT8 is not mounted for AP! Still happy with what I got for a documentary type of purpose. Post Extras:       AstroMan0 member Reged: 06/19/12 Loc: Massachusetts Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: Kevdog]       #5499673 - 11/01/12 06:21 PM Attachment (84 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is my first attempt: 90 second unguided exposure of M8- I used an Astro-Telescopes 152mm f5.9 achromatic refractor, Losmandy G11 mount, and Kodak PJ 400 film. Post Extras:       condensermike member Reged: 11/03/12 Loc: chicago Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: glenluceskies]       #5513565 - 11/10/12 07:12 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice shot! Post Extras:       NeilMac Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/25/10 Loc: MedHat, AB, Canada Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: Kevdog]       #5514336 - 11/11/12 11:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Kevdog Nice pics ! try working on it in Photo Shop, if u dont have that then grab Gimp (free) and play with layering to sharpen it up. Post Extras:       NorthCoast42 newbie Reged: 11/10/12 Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: NeilMac]       #5514572 - 11/11/12 02:26 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm not new to photography but I'm as new to astrophotography as it gets. Don't have a telescope yet (research mode!). I don't know what "stacking" is (yet) but this is my first real astrophoto taken Sept 30, 2012. Canon 60D, 400mm lens on static tripod. 1/500th sec, f8, iso320. So much to learn...my adventure is just beginning. Post Extras:       plav1959 sage Reged: 05/10/07 Loc: Central Florida Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: NorthCoast42]       #5524833 - 11/17/12 06:22 PM Attachment (70 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   First astro snapshot. Single 30 second shot, no guiding or processing. Canon T3i through ES 127 CF on CGEM. Post Extras:       bouffetout professor emeritus Reged: 11/21/12 Loc: Canada Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: Charlie Hein]       #5533254 - 11/22/12 01:22 AM Attachment (57 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   first dso ever ! Post Extras:       bouffetout professor emeritus Reged: 11/21/12 Loc: Canada Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: Charlie Hein]       #5533274 - 11/22/12 01:44 AM Attachment (55 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   second dso same night as M57...The first one. Post Extras:       JayScope member Reged: 02/13/09 Loc: VA Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: bouffetout]       #5542054 - 11/27/12 12:46 PM Attachment (58 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My first attempt at AP and imaging M42 newly arrived Astrotrac + 5dIII, 200mm+1.4 extender (25) 30 sec lights, 25 darks, 10 flats, processed in DSS I hope to get better at polar aligning ... Post Extras:       drbyyz sage Reged: 11/04/12 Loc: Summerville, SC Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: Charlie Hein]       #5550039 - 12/02/12 09:50 AM Attachment (37 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Converted a pretty low quality webcam to fit onto my scope. Played around with it for a few minutes the other night in fairly hazy conditions. Got bunch of shots of Jupiter and the Moon. Put this together in Registax. Still a lot to learn, and tracking on the scope would be nice. Post Extras:       tsletmoen newbie Reged: 01/05/12 Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: drbyyz]       #5567140 - 12/12/12 08:42 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just got started with astrophotography, here is my first attemt at m42; Taken with a Canon 600d through a Orion spaceprobe 130 reflector. i have no automatic guiding or tracking, but by slowly turning the equatorial axis manually i was able to get 4 second exposures with something that looks like round stars. Stacked 5 light and dark frames taken at ISO 12800 in DSS. Edited by tsletmoen (12/12/12 08:43 AM) Post Extras:       bouffetout professor emeritus Reged: 11/21/12 Loc: Canada Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: Claremont Dad]       #5568549 - 12/13/12 01:06 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This shot and the Venus transit are two very cool astrophotos ! Congrats sir ! Post Extras:       bouffetout professor emeritus Reged: 11/21/12 Loc: Canada Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: TerryWood]       #5568552 - 12/13/12 01:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's a very good shot ! Post Extras:       bouffetout professor emeritus Reged: 11/21/12 Loc: Canada Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: TerryWood]       #5568554 - 12/13/12 01:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That shot is awesome ! Post Extras:       bouffetout professor emeritus Reged: 11/21/12 Loc: Canada Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: Greg66]       #5568557 - 12/13/12 01:12 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It's an awesome photo ! Post Extras:       bouffetout professor emeritus Reged: 11/21/12 Loc: Canada Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! [Re: BigRyan]       #5568559 - 12/13/12 01:14 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome shot ! Congrats ! 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