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Charlie Hein
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Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto!
#2321637 - 04/12/08 10:28 AM

Hi Folks!

I know that I was excited beyond belief when I saw my very first astrophoto! Some of the feedback we have been getting lately has told us that there are a lot of you out there who want to share your excitement at getting your first real astrophotos "in the bag" but may feel a little "put off" by what some of your fellow beginners with a bit more experience are able to do. I would like to help you to overcome this by offering you a chance to post your very first astrophotos right here!

With that said - I'm also hoping that by posting your photos here, other "newbie" imagers can see what to expect from their initial attempts at astrophotography. This is very important - we need to show other "newbie" imagers that what they are getting as a brand new imager is very "normal" - the point here is not to be perfect, but instead to really show where you actually started from. In addition, I hope that you will use the images you post as a definitive "baseline" to measure your progress over time. You are only a "newbie" right now - at this point in time. With time and practice you will definitely improve. Show us your very first steps up the ladder!

It is extremely important to me to keep this thread a completely safe place to post, and so if you wish to participate, I ask that you follow a few simple rules:

1: Images posted here must be from a users "first" attempts at astrophotography. The photo must be an astrophoto taken within one month of the poster's very first attempt. Remember, this is not a contest - this is a chance to proudly and safely show off your initial attempts at astrophotography.
2: Images posted here must not be more than one month old when posted. Please do not post any astrophotos taken prior to one month before today's date. The purpose of this thread is to document "new" beginners ("newbies"). While I appreciate seeing "newbie" images from imagers who are now more experienced, that is not the purpose of this thread.
3: Images posted here must have been set up by the poster and taken with the poster's own gear. Please do not post images taken with a friend's CCD camera on their equipment in their permanent observatory. That is not representative of what the typical "newbie" can do. Please understand and observe the "spirit" of what we're trying to accomplish here.
4: PLEASE - post once, and only once in this thread! We want as many folks as possible to post their initial tries at astrophotography, but after that it really isn't your "first try" any more. Any multiple posts from a user will be deleted - please take note of this!
5: Images posted here must conform to the standard Cloudy Nights requirements for posting images. Specifically, your image must not be more than 800 pixels in width, and also must not be moe than 100,000 bytes in file size. I understand that as a "newbie" imager you may not even understand what this really means, or how to make certain that your images are in compliance. Image editing is a skill that "newbies" must eventually learn. To that end, I will intercept any images that do not conform to the rules and edit them to bring them into compliance, and I will contact you in order to find out how we can help you to be able to post "legal" images - we want you to contribute!
6: THIS THREAD IS FOR PHOTOS ONLY! PLEASE DO NOT POST COMMENTS ON THE PICTURES IN THIS THREAD! Any commentary posted in this thread will be deleted, no matter how nice it is. Now this does not mean that I'm wanting to be a killjoy about this - I can post a separate thread for comments if you would like for me to do so - just send me a Private Message to let me know if this is of interest to you.

Charlie

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Joselo
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2322325 - 04/12/08 04:08 PM Attachment (2955 downloads)

Hi...
Please feel free to critize my first attempt at Saturn, after abt 3 hours trying to focus, and deal w/ dew, I finally came up to this picture, using an AVI file of 600 frames.
Thank you all, this is truly a great community...

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Blixx
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Joselo]
#2322807 - 04/12/08 08:52 PM

Joselo,
That's a really nice photo. Way better that my first attempt. The colors look great, and it looks like your focus was spot on. Way to go!!

Charlie,
Is this post only for your first attempt at AP, or your first try at say a glaaxy or nebula? I started taking photos in January, I got my first shot at a galaxy last night. Would it be ok to post it here or should I post it in the begening imagers forum?
Thanks,
Dan

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john D
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[Re: Blixx]
#2322809 - 04/12/08 08:53 PM

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Blixx
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: john D]
#2322818 - 04/12/08 08:56 PM

Woops
I ment would it be better to post it here or in my own thread.

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Charlie Hein
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Blixx]
#2323509 - 04/13/08 06:47 AM

Folks, we specifically asked that this thread be kept solely for newbie photos and that folks not post comments here. I have put up a commentary thread now for this purpose. Please make use of it.

thanks!

Charlie

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Stargazer22
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2328095 - 04/15/08 05:07 AM Attachment (2489 downloads)

Hi. Here is my first ever Astro Photo. I've had my Meade 4504 114mm Newtonian for about two months and took this one with my Nikon D40, no lens, holding it over the focusing tube. Things can only get better (ie more expensive). I hope you like it.
Adrian.

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Tim G
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Loc: Atlanta, GA

Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Stargazer22]
#2336201 - 04/18/08 02:36 PM

Quote:

Hi. Here is my first ever Astro Photo. I've had my Meade 4504 114mm Newtonian for about two months and took this one with my Nikon D40, no lens, holding it over the focusing tube. Things can only get better (ie more expensive). I hope you like it.
Adrian.

Adrian,
When you say no lens, do you mean no telescope eyepiece? If so, how far from the focuser must you hold the camera in order to bring the image into focus?

I'm asking because I'm considering doing this with a point and shoot camera.

For a relatively small price, your D40 can be outfitted with a t-ring adapter and tube that will insert into the focuser where the eyepiece goes.

Thanks,

Tim
A not so newbie that can't produce pictures as good as some of the newbie posts.

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Stargazer22
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[Re: Tim G]
#2339975 - 04/20/08 10:55 AM

Hi Tim. I've since found out that it's called Prime Focus, i.e. no eyepiece and no lens on the camera. The telescope acts as the camera lens. I was holding the camera against the focusing tube with the tube about halfway out, exposure set to M and 1/60th of a second. I've seen the t-ring adapters that you mention and that's next on my shopping list. As for a point and shoot camera you might struggle to remove the lens. Have you considered a Philips Toucam or similar web-cam?
Adrian.

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john D
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[Re: Stargazer22]
#2340060 - 04/20/08 11:33 AM Attachment (2225 downloads)

here is my bad first shot ever taken. camera held to the eyepiece. i was doing it wrong so it didn't come out good. but i have come a long way!

7/21/07

Edited by john D (04/20/08 11:33 AM)

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Tomal
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[Re: john D]
#2345916 - 04/23/08 03:40 AM Attachment (1932 downloads)

This is my first astrophoto, its mars, camera held to the eyepiece, out of focus and blured.

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AllanJ
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2346842 - 04/23/08 02:12 PM

Here's my first image of Saturn. I'm a real novice, with my very first telescope only on its third outing, and first time with the camera properly attached. It's a Celestron NexStar 4SE, with a 25mm eyepiece and a x2 Barlow. The camera is a Canon Powershot A85 attached with a Scopetronix Digi-T, using an SRB-Griturn cable release bracket. I made two 300 frame avi movies,and have spent the cloudy nights since then learning to use Registax. I edited out some frames with VirtualDub then used Registax to stack 497 frames, and tweaked the wavelets, histogram, hue, saturation, etc - a good learning experience, even if the result is still a blur!
Allan

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thexfilez
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2349742 - 04/24/08 05:50 PM Attachment (1791 downloads)

The only pictures i have ever posted before where some 1.3 megapixel shots of the moon and jupiter with my man made pvc tube to rest the little camera on the eye piece. After quite a bit of practice recently with aligning my scope and also with the purchase of a new DSLR, i decided i would try something more. My lens on my DSLR is only an 18-135mm, so it's nothing spectacular.

I have an Orion Astroview 6EQ, and i piggybacked a Nikon D80 on top. Picture enclosed.

Critics wanted on how to improve or any pointers.

thanks.

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Weiseguy
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[Re: thexfilez]
#2364637 - 05/01/08 03:45 PM

Here is my very first photo, Jupiter, taken through a Walmart 60mm refractor with a Meade DSI imager that I bought on closeout (I actually bought it for the astronomy software). As a bonus, Saturn, my first photo with my new ETX125 and the same DSI imager. Getting from the raw images to this took a number of steps. Hand selecting the best images from the Red, Green, and Blue sequences, stacking each color with a 2:1 pixel ratio using the Envision Drizzle function, Combining the 3 color layers with a rough alignment in Meade's image processing program, Rescaling the image in Gimp to make the planets round (for some reason the meade FITS files are stretched in the Y direction), then rescaling to 2X followed by a fine alignment of the color layers. I gave it a little unsharp mask and then rescaled to origninal size.

At this point I'm anxious to get my scope back from Meade so I can work on getting some better image sequences to work with.

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2386686 - 05/11/08 02:16 AM Attachment (1807 downloads)

Hi, this is my first attempt with telescopes and imaging, this is Jupiter.

Celestron 130 EQ
Nextimage.
10 seg .Avi

Regards,
Gustavo

Edited by Charlie Hein (05/11/08 07:52 PM)

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wbrogdo1
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2413076 - 05/22/08 02:08 PM Attachment (1704 downloads)

my first saturn taken from video on my 8" dob

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wbrogdo1
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2413080 - 05/22/08 02:09 PM Attachment (1316 downloads)

My first mars from 8" dob using meade video imager

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wbrogdo1
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2413084 - 05/22/08 02:10 PM Attachment (1351 downloads)

And lastly my first shot with the meade dsi-c from my 5" sct

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cnstarz
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[Re: wbrogdo1]
#2426036 - 05/29/08 03:11 AM Attachment (1529 downloads)

Here's my first DSO with my Walmart ETX-60 and a Meade DSI.

Edited by cnstarz (05/29/08 03:12 AM)

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glenluceskies
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2434529 - 06/02/08 07:14 AM Attachment (1648 downloads)

Omega Centauri (NGC 5189) with a Canon Rebel XT 350D on a tripod. 9 x 5-second exposures, ISO 1600, using a 75-300mm lens at 200mm.
My first official DSO image !!!

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JackR
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[Re: glenluceskies]
#2460215 - 06/14/08 04:12 PM Attachment (1107 downloads)

I finally got all the equipment assembled and working. Decided, based on a couple of friends advice, to go digital and autoguided. This is the result.
M-13 on June 6, 2008 at about 2200 hours from our back yard in Surprise, AZ. The equipment used is as follows: Telescope - Orion AstroView 120mm Refractor. Guidescope - Orion 80mm Refractor, Orion StarShoot Autoguider, Canon 40D DSLR.
This was a 30 second exposure at ISO 1000.
I need work on focusing.

Edited by JackR (06/14/08 04:16 PM)

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Jayhawk86
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[Re: JackR]
#2460626 - 06/14/08 08:59 PM Attachment (888 downloads)

This is the best of my first attempt at photography last night, using a 21 mm Hyperion, thread adapter, 2" extension tube and Canon A640 camera.

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Tyr
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[Re: Jayhawk86]
#2471546 - 06/20/08 08:10 AM

Took these a while ago. Zhumell 8" Dobsonian scope, my left hand was the tracking device, my right hand was the camera attachment method

Basically I just held one of our digital cameras up to the eyepiece. The picture of Saturn was taken when it was in opposition, the moon was...a little while ago, I can't remember when. They both suck, but I figured I'd inflict them upon you all anyway. "Real" imaging equipment and a scope that has tracking and everything are really expensive...

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Patrick C
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Loc: Northern Indiana

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[Re: Tyr]
#2476369 - 06/22/08 05:17 PM

I finally took the plunge last month and bought a Meade LX90 8", LPI, and a DSI II color imager. Little did I know I should have invested some of that money in software. I'm using Envisage to capture and stack. I also use Registax, PSP 7, and PhotoFiltre to tweak as much as possible. Is there any other software out there besides Photoshop CS3 that can help with these images? From what I've read, PS is pretty much the choice of champions.
I'd like to see what other people out there with similar setups have done.

6-19-08
I took last week off and stayed up late!

5-31-08

This one suprised me!

6-18-08

Any suggestions, bad or good are appreciated!

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Aruta
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[Re: Patrick C]
#2477416 - 06/23/08 08:02 AM

My first ever picture, 3.2 MP Sony Cybershot held directly to the lens of my ETX70

First image with my neximage on the ETX, 350 frames stacked with registax

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JShrum
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[Re: Aruta]
#2481434 - 06/25/08 12:23 AM Attachment (868 downloads)

Well, I'm as new to this as possible. I got the camera this morning (NexImage), and imaged this as soon as Saturn was visible tonight (still somewhat light out) as I just couldn't wait for the weekend to try it...I've certainly got work to do. Couldn't even possibly tell you what settings I used...I just fiddled with it until it looked as good as I could get it in the short time I had (work tomorrow) and then captured about 30 seconds. This is certainly going to take some learning!

Edit: I've now had the camera 25 hours and it's the same capture so I believe it still qualifies...I had a chance to reprocess the AVI this morning and although it's really no better, it's larger.

Edited by JShrum (06/25/08 12:02 PM)

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PhotonJohn
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[Re: Aruta]
#2483327 - 06/25/08 09:20 PM

Great image for a first try.
----John

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PhotonJohn
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[Re: Jayhawk86]
#2483331 - 06/25/08 09:26 PM

Great job Steve, nice focus and great detail.
------John

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PhotonJohn
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[Re: Tyr]
#2483342 - 06/25/08 09:30 PM

Nothing wrong with that Moon shot! Great job.
-------John

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Nils_Lars
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[Re: PhotonJohn]
#2483625 - 06/26/08 12:01 AM

I have been doing digital AP for a few months and this was my first try at it with the NexImage.

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Eric M
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2501676 - 07/05/08 09:33 PM

First real attempt at a DSO, or, well...anything really! NGC5272(M3)

Large version!

Equipment:
Megrez 110 doublet APO on a Atlas EQ-G
Canon 40D

3 X 30-second exposures stacked is Deep Sky Stacker with shotty processing done in CS 2!

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Jefferson1964
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[Re: glenluceskies]
#2504795 - 07/07/08 06:18 PM Attachment (742 downloads)

My First Photo of a planet....

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NerfMonkey
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[Re: Jefferson1964]
#2505028 - 07/07/08 08:46 PM

That shot of M3 is amazing.

I took a picture with a point and shoot digicam on a tripod at my grandparents' house in the sort-of country. It's the alignment of Saturn, Mars, Regulus and the moon. Let me know if I need to resize it.

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StarBlazer
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[Re: NerfMonkey]
#2506050 - 07/08/08 10:58 AM Attachment (654 downloads)

Hi all,
First attempt is with a C9.25 on a Vixen SXD in prime focus with a Canon EOS 350d from my balcony in the city. It is at 1600 ISO and 1/250 sec. I can see I have a long way to go.

Eros

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Kolenka
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Loc: Seattle Area, WA, USA

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[Re: StarBlazer]
#2506138 - 07/08/08 11:56 AM Attachment (657 downloads)

First AP attempt to get a usable result... Jupiter. Hey, seems Jupiter is a really popular guy, ya know? I am still tweaking the color levels though.

This was taken with an ETX-125 PE, and a Meade LPI. Captured using generic webcam software on a Mac, and then stacked using Lynkeos. I would say around 100-150 frames were stacked. Post-processed in Lynkeos, and then color boosted in iPhoto (wait, what?).

Next time around I will actually try post-processing in apps that have better filter controls.

Edited by Kolenka (07/08/08 11:59 AM)

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sang33ta
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[Re: Kolenka]
#2509069 - 07/09/08 05:50 PM Attachment (646 downloads)

I'm amazed at all those who's seem to start their 1st astro photo on $5000 equipment!

Is it in the spirit of this thread though

My first astro pic taken through a 0.96" lens on a typical toy/camera store telescope. I think it was something made by Vanguard I forget the exact model 900x70 maybe. Single frame made with a Casio QV-2900UX camera held up to the lens. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn were all too hard to photo though this scope beause it needed a hig power lens and the thing wobbled real good and the camera was hand held. So I didn't keep it long.

Edited by sang33ta (07/11/08 08:32 AM)

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jblaschke
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[Re: sang33ta]
#2512735 - 07/11/08 12:26 PM

My first DSO attempt: M11, the Wild Duck Cluster. Seeing was good, but gusty winds eventually drove me inside--this is actually a single 15-second exposure, as pretty much all the others had stars jumping around the frame. No way I could stack those...

Edited by jblaschke (07/11/08 12:27 PM)

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jetair
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[Re: JackR]
#2531262 - 07/21/08 02:18 AM

This is my first ever photo,taken on June 6th 2008.Just few days after I got my first telescope.

Edited by jetair (07/21/08 02:20 AM)

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Taqyon
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[Re: jetair]
#2534000 - 07/22/08 11:59 AM

My first image:

The Movie:

Jupiter

8" Dob
NexImage
Registax

I'm doing something wrong somewhere, wow that Registax is complicated. Busy looking for a guide and then I'll be back with a vengeance

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john D
All you have to do is ask!!

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Loc: Midlothian, VA

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[Re: Taqyon]
#2534012 - 07/22/08 12:05 PM Attachment (541 downloads)

my first Jupiter. july 11, 2008. taken with a Phillips webcam.
more can be found here at my site

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john D
All you have to do is ask!!

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Loc: Midlothian, VA

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[Re: john D]
#2534016 - 07/22/08 12:06 PM Attachment (569 downloads)

one more.

Edited by john D (07/22/08 12:06 PM)

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Kolenka
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[Re: Jefferson1964]
#2540667 - 07/25/08 01:22 PM

Quote:

My First Photo of a planet....

You know, that one is actually really good for one that looks like it wasn't post-processed much. I can actually make out the GRS without squinting.

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Yedgy
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2558658 - 08/04/08 12:30 AM Attachment (562 downloads)

Wow, great photos, everyone! Here's my first: it's July's last quarter moon as it rose over Phoenix. Just seconds to spare before it was consumed by monsoon clouds!

This photo was taken with my pauper's astrophotography rig: afocally with a Canon digicam through a C8 with a 32mm EP. I assume my images will only get better as I continue throwing money into outer space.

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shane1
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2577683 - 08/12/08 09:09 PM Attachment (540 downloads)

this is what i think is a star on my sky watcher mak 127" but can anyone tell me what this is??? this is truly my very first pic of all time.

Edited by shane1 (08/12/08 09:15 PM)

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Djennings
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2578448 - 08/13/08 08:49 AM Attachment (511 downloads)

Here is my first picture taken on my 8" Dob with a Phillips SPC900NP webcam. No tracking just a quick picture.

David

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[Re: Djennings]
#2594230 - 08/20/08 10:38 PM Attachment (429 downloads)

Here's my very first attempt. Taken with a Panasonic FZ-7 on a tripod, no telescope. Cropped and edited in Picasa 2. Not sure if this qualifies but I thought I'd post it anyway.

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DeeSpeed
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2598471 - 08/23/08 11:55 AM Attachment (369 downloads)

Sony DSC-H2 digital held to a 25mm eyepiece on a 6" Dynascope....Dee

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Taqyon
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[Re: john D]
#2606716 - 08/27/08 09:08 AM

Almost forgot, here are my first efforts:

Thanks everybody!

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Taqyon]
#2612385 - 08/29/08 06:06 PM

It's interesting to see that most everyone starts with the Moon, Juptier, or Saturn.

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Tord Hoppe
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: DaemonGPF]
#2620593 - 09/03/08 04:22 AM Attachment (528 downloads)

Well, to counter that here´s my first effort. The shot was made with a Sony A100 DSLR mounted atop my ETX-70 with a Gorilla grip. No the sturdiest of mounts. Basically I throw up the scope on my balcony, no alignment, directed the scope/camera somewhere in the Andromeda direction. Did 4 light frames at 70mm/30 sec/ISO 400, about 10 dark frames and offsets (still not sure about the nomenclature). The setup was pretty shake to say the least with basically no tracking.
It´s been fun trying to use IRIS to process, register and stack the frames. I finally think I understood the tutorials because, well, at least I see some stars, lol.

Looking forward to refining everything from setting up the equipment, taking pictures and then processing the lot.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Tord Hoppe]
#2626274 - 09/05/08 08:27 PM

Well this is my first. Not my intended target but my EPs and finder were covered in frost so I couldn’t find any DSOs. Shot at prime focus with a Canon 350D, one 1sec shot at ISO 400. I'm going to take another one at this exposure time to bring out the moons then merge it with another shorter exposure to bring out detail on Jupiter and have it not be so overexposed

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: glenluceskies]
#2629421 - 09/07/08 05:34 PM Attachment (540 downloads)

Hi All,

Well, I just had the opportunity a couple of nights ago to take my very first photo in 30 years of observing. It was so cool. I posted a thread and I have to say that the
community here is so gracious and supportive. I look forward to making friends and web-buddies.

Here it is!!

Taken with:
Meade 10" f6.3 Classic
Phillips SNC 900
WxAstro/Registax/PS
250/1650 stacked
Pressed a lot of buttons

Edited by BrianFitz (09/07/08 05:44 PM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Joselo]
#2642879 - 09/15/08 12:50 AM Attachment (511 downloads)

I took this photo tonight with a Kodak Z710 Digital and A Celestron Nexstar 114 SLT.This is my first Astrophoto.

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tagew
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: WildBill]
#2643374 - 09/15/08 11:56 AM Attachment (493 downloads)

Ok. Great thread to encourage people to post their firsts. Here's my first ever attempt. It's M57 and I did it over a year ago. The experience was so disappointing I gave up imaging completely. Alignment was off, focusing was a nightmare and I generally had no idea what I was doing. Looking at it a year later it isn't as bad as I remembered it, but quite far away from what I want to create :-)

Anyway. Setup is like this:
Celestron C6S on CG5 mount
DCI-c classic / envisage
After treatment with Photoshop CS3.

Edited by tagew (09/15/08 11:57 AM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: tagew]
#2653801 - 09/20/08 07:26 PM Attachment (392 downloads)

My first Moon snap shot on a budget scope and old digi cam.
11pm Thurday 11Sept08, through window glass at low altitude (17º from horizon).

Camera: Old A75 Canon PowerShot in auto mode, 3MP 2048x1536. Cropped to 600x600 for forum.
Seben 8 inch Navigator II (203mm 1000mm, EQ8 mount), practically a gift to me, second hand budget Newtonian clone scope, not recommended.

Set to full optical zoom and held up to the 30mm eyepiece viewer (33x).

Awaiting earth rotation motor tracking drive pinion to enable longer steady exposures.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2653804 - 09/20/08 07:29 PM

Here is my first attempt.
3 targets: Jupiter, M31, M57. Light polluted sky.

8" LX200R tube on Atlas EQG mount with only polar alignment, not drift aligned.

Camera was a Canon XTi
No photo editing or enhancing.

I don't have the particulars on the images. The dimmer ones were about 30 secs. The brighter ones about 2 minutes. Jupiter was about 5 seconds. ISO was either 400 or 1600.

Wasnt really planning on shooting last night, only collimating. So, everything was kind of random and not documented.

http://cid-127032749f55e2d8.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Astropics

Thanks.

Rob

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johnny9s
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Rob Diehl]
#2655572 - 09/21/08 09:26 PM

Here is my first attempt through my new Equinox 80ED. This is a 100%crop.

John

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NerfMonkey
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: johnny9s]
#2655665 - 09/21/08 10:19 PM

I'm not really a big fan of lunar pictures but that is amazing John. Those craters along the right edge are incredibly crisp. Wonderful job.

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johnny9s
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: NerfMonkey]
#2655736 - 09/21/08 11:05 PM

Thanks for the comment NerfMonkey. If the clouds ever leave I hope to shoot something different.

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lowdog
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: glenluceskies]
#2661952 - 09/25/08 04:52 AM Attachment (450 downloads)

First shot of M31 taken 9/20/08 with Vixen ED80SF using Orion SSDSI V2 mounted on a G11. Autoguided with OAG and a Orion ST80.
15x300sec Captured with MaximDL Essentials and processed
with Nebulosity2

Edited by lowdog (09/25/08 03:12 PM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: lowdog]
#2671321 - 09/30/08 12:38 AM

Very first attempt at astrophotography,,I don't know the term "easy Object"
Whirlpool glxy. Taken 1-9-08

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Pcenginefx
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2673473 - 10/01/08 03:42 AM

My very first few photos using my new Meade LXD-75 SN-8AT scope and Color DSI II... the photos are pretty bad so sorry about that...

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Pcenginefx]
#2677481 - 10/03/08 01:34 AM

Why not...here is my first Astrophoto:

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joejoe
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: WadeVC]
#2678585 - 10/03/08 05:07 PM Attachment (311 downloads)

My turn.
Mizar + Alcor + star trails taken 26-Aug-2008 with a Nikon D50, Celestron 8SE (Alt-Az), 20 sec exposure. I must have had the long exposure noise reduction turned on - the background looks very back.

Edited by joejoe (10/03/08 06:26 PM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: joejoe]
#2678695 - 10/03/08 06:11 PM

I don't really consider lunar shots my first real astrophotos at this point.

This would have to be mine despite how much more I've got to learn.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Subterralien]
#2693005 - 10/11/08 01:54 PM Attachment (354 downloads)

Either Jupiter or a very awesome beach ball, taken w/ my C5 and a Meade DSI from Alys Beach, FL

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havok
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: sanlopez]
#2694102 - 10/12/08 01:50 AM Attachment (370 downloads)

Here you go. I guess technically this isn't my first shot as I've taken a few with just my telephoto. This was my first using the camera and telescope though. It was a nasty night for viewing, so I figured it was a good night to figure out hardware. I got an opportune break in the clouds at the right moment and took the shot. =)

Taken with a Celestron StarSeeker 130mm and a Nikon D40. I was using a Barlow 2x and 25mm eyepiece. Quite a bit of love in PS as well cleaning it up.

Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Matt

Edited by havok (10/12/08 01:52 AM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: havok]
#2699581 - 10/14/08 09:58 PM Attachment (390 downloads)

Hey all... I've been hanging out in the pro area trying to learn some pointers but I'm a total noob to this astrophotography stuff. Anyhow, this is one of my first attempts. Taken Oct. 11, 2008 when the gibbous moon was flooding the night sky.

* M57 Ring Nebula
* CPC800 8" SCT @ F10
* Unmodded 350XT
* Unguided
* 20 x 20sec lights
* 10 darks
* no flats
* Stacked in DDS
* Processed in PixInsight

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2705829 - 10/18/08 02:26 PM Attachment (432 downloads)

OK, you people are all super humans. My first astro photo is nowhere near the quality of the people above.

Still without any real astro equipment for AP, I wanted to capture M31. I can see it well through SkyMaster 15x70, but what about a picture?

This is my very first attempt using original Canon Rebel EOS that I bought in 2003. I mounted it on a cheap photo tripod and pointed straight up this morning, around 1AM CST. Standard lense that came with the camera (18-55mm). 8 exposures at 30 sec each, at 400 ISO with at f3.5. I stacked them with Registax 4.0.1.1 that I downloaded today. Then a bit more tweaking with Photoshop. I wanted to see if I can get "shape" of the galaxy extracted from the stack images. In doing that I pretty much destroyed all of the stars around it. I need to learn Registax much better, otherwise I can not seem to be able to preserve both the stars and the fuzzy objects.

Edited by Alex Post (10/19/08 02:23 AM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Alex Post]
#2709803 - 10/20/08 11:19 PM Attachment (430 downloads)

Hi,
This is not my first attempt to astrophotography, but it is my first post!

I thought I could show my first and best attempts to M57, for comparison. The three on the left were taken with a Nikon D70 (unmodified) at prime focus on a Celestron NextStar 4 SE unguided. They're all single shots barely stretched with PS. First shot is 88 seconds, second 71 and third 104, from Aug and Nov last year. Yes, that was before I knew about stacking, trailing stars and about everything else!

The last one is with my current CPC 800, still unguided, same camera and 96 exposures of 30 seconds each (48 mins). I took this one May this year.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2717017 - 10/25/08 12:16 AM

Hello Charlie,
My name is Greg, I'm having trouble getting my pics to conform to CN. Could you help me get it right. I use Maxim DL Essentials to do processing. I've try the stretch in linar only, Log, and Gamma with the gamma value at 1. changed my format to .jpeg from .fit tried it then and it didnt't work. I went and started cropping my picture and not sure if thats right but thats what I will try this time. Thank you Greg
p.s. I got the size smaller than 800x800 but the bytes are still to large

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2719986 - 10/27/08 01:25 AM Attachment (326 downloads)

I finally figured it out, thanks for everyones help
Greg

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delta107
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2723150 - 10/28/08 05:50 PM Attachment (432 downloads)

Here is one of my first tries. Advices are welcome

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Mojo.LA
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: delta107]
#2724462 - 10/29/08 12:12 PM

Hey, I like that. Star trails, an airplane, and city night. I'm guessing you face southeast, or you live in the southern hemisphere and face southwest.

Mojo

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delta107
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Mojo.LA]
#2726405 - 10/30/08 12:56 PM

I live in the northern hemisphere
When I got the photo scanned from the photolab it looked very yellow, I guess that the film has higher sensitivity for this colour. Also lp is a big problem

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: delta107]
#2733341 - 11/03/08 05:24 PM Attachment (375 downloads)

I bought a discontinued Meade DSI a year ago for $99 just to have something to play with and it arrived the day the Comet Holmes brightened, so I took at shot from my suburban driveway with a Stellarvue Nighthawk on a Giro II alt-az tripod tracking with the Tech2000 GiroDriver. I think I did 10 15 second frames.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: delta107]
#2733724 - 11/03/08 09:23 PM

Quote:

Here is one of my first tries. Advices are welcome

That is one of the coolest "first shots" I've ever seen.

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mhamren
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2740777 - 11/08/08 04:53 AM Attachment (328 downloads)

This is my first DSO photo of M33, taken with my Celestron CGE 9.25 and SBIG ST-2000XCM

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cncb
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: mhamren]
#2748165 - 11/12/08 02:09 PM Attachment (250 downloads)

Solar eclipse 2003.With no equipment at the time.2megapixel olympus compaktcamera,taped to a marine 7x50 binocular,and a welding glass taped on the front.It got me started

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Hermit
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: cncb]
#2765460 - 11/22/08 11:49 PM

Pretty cool looking at other's first photos! Here is my first, a wide field from my back deck with a Sony DSC-R1 camera on a tripod, single exposure 30 sec at iso 800, f2.8, and 24mm (equivelent) focal length on 10/29/08. Very, very interesting trying to process this in PS CS3. I've looked at many spectacular astro photos, but somehow it is still a thrill to capture a few of those million year old photons myself. This is Casiopia, Perseus, and Andromeda.

Full version view is here.

Best,
Rob Crockett

Edited by Hermit (11/23/08 12:02 AM)

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desert skies
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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Hermit]
#2768701 - 11/24/08 09:26 PM Attachment (551 downloads)

This thread is too cool....
Ok, this is a photo taken in my first week of trying. I don't recall if it's the very first. This is the result of 23x15s images with a Canon SD-110 taken through the eyepiece (25mm plossl I believe) with a homemade "adapter" to set the camera in. Taken through an Orion SVD 8" F/4 reflector. Stacked with Registax with no further processing.
Regards, Ray

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: desert skies]
#2768907 - 11/24/08 11:23 PM

Oh...My...Goodness! Excellent photo Ray. I have a $1300 DSLR camera and I still can't get pictures that good. Mainly because tracking is hard and my motors really aren't tracking like they should. Tried the hand tracking and that turned out the best results lol a 30 second exposure of m31.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: KI4YUN]
#2777675 - 11/30/08 07:48 AM Attachment (405 downloads)

Here is my first photo...
Image resized to 1024x683.
Processes with PS for Brightness/Contrast and Levels...
Saved for correct size...
Canon 400D.
Note the moonlight that has come out as an artistic effect...

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: shivaram]
#2778153 - 11/30/08 01:08 PM Attachment (392 downloads)

Here's my first DSO astrophoto! M42 with 65 minutes exposure. Taken with the stuff in my signature.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: NyxAither]
#2780409 - 12/01/08 02:55 PM Attachment (411 downloads)

Great thread!

First astro-image ever - A couple of weeks ago I pointed my Canon 40D at Orion and snapped this image.

Zoom set to 35mm FL, ISO400. 1 second exposure hand-held with the assist of a railing to lean against ).

I was super excited even though its not a great shot - just doing it at all satisfied a 30 year urge to take astro images.

First "real" shot is in the link below - but the Orion shot is my first ever!

Cheers

Mark

Cassiopia Wide Field

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2795092 - 12/09/08 09:11 AM Attachment (288 downloads)

This is my first serious attempt. It's the moon on 6 December 2008 using a Philips SPC900NC, moon filter and Celestron Nexstar 6SE. It is a composite of some 30 avi files each with about 300 frames at 5fps then processed in Registax. I used the automated photomerge capability in Photoshop to create the composite.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: desert skies]
#2795618 - 12/09/08 02:06 PM

I suppose I should have posted my first pics in this forum instead of the DigiCam forum, but here's the link though: http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2794153/page/1/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2801241 - 12/12/08 12:29 PM

Nice pix everyone!

This is my first post on this great forum and this is my first photo... I bought a used "Lidl"-scope, it's a 70/700mm refractor, and a T-adaptor to attach my Sony A300 DSLR camera to it. Unfortunatly there's been a solid cloudcover ever since i bought the camera-adapter, but yesterday i saw the moon through the clouds and could'nt wait any longer!
Even tho it's taken through the clouds and a window, i'm quite happy with my first try!

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Husbyggarn]
#2803816 - 12/13/08 10:27 PM

Taken last night with my new Canon 50d. The atmosphere was just right creating a nice halo rainbow around the moon, which I caught with the following 2 30s exposures.
Heavy RGB stretching to bring out the color. The zoom pic looks great, but the wide shot is full of aberrations and artifacts. The halo appeared simply as a small grey band to the eye, and almost invisible without stretching in the pictures.

-Judd

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[Re: jtaylor996]
#2807224 - 12/15/08 07:56 PM Attachment (293 downloads)

Nice photos everyone. I'm jealous. My first astrograph is the conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon on Dec 1, 2008. I'm taking baby steps...tripod mounted DSLR, then piggyback, then prime focus. I'm still learning the sky. Bought my first scope recently..Celestron nexstar 5se. Can't wait to break it in.

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[Re: Mugsy]
#2825531 - 12/26/08 02:05 AM Attachment (357 downloads)

Here is my fist astro pic from christmas night of M42. I was so stoked with getting this image with colour in it

. Taken with a canon 400D through an 8" SNT. This is a single 10sec exposure with no processing other than cropping to fit the forum.

Edited by Midknight (12/26/08 02:08 AM)

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2825612 - 12/26/08 06:05 AM Attachment (339 downloads)

Well, here we are;.. M31, my first attempt at astrophotography. Tried doing some resource on how to take pix before going out last night.
Did 4 pix of 1min at iso 800, and 4 at 2min at also iso 800. tried some dark frames... but not sure if they "helped"...

I was planing on staying out longer last night.. but a tree came in the way..

Equipment:

Mount: Ldx 75 and a 6" newt
Camera: 350D canon
Accessories: Stopwatch

Used Deepskystacker for well... stacking :-) and adjusted the contrast with photoshop 6.0 ( yes i know... it's a old program)

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[Re: glenluceskies]
#2827553 - 12/27/08 01:18 PM

Here are my first 3 long exposures on a motorized EQ3 mount (Canon Xsi, 28-105mm zoom, contrast adjusted with GIMP)
3 minutes:

3 minutes:

10 minutes:

Edited by wingbatwu (12/27/08 01:28 PM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: wingbatwu]
#2827577 - 12/27/08 01:47 PM Attachment (357 downloads)

Heres my first picture
30 seconds
Iso 800
fixed tripod
Canon Xs(1000D)

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[Re: SGT500]
#2836418 - 01/01/09 11:54 AM Attachment (271 downloads)

Jupiter, Mercury, Moon over Dallas skyline and White Rock Lake. Taken on 12-29-08 with an Olympus E500. My boys just got a little Vixen 95 Mak for Christmas and *we* are enjoying it very much so far.

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[Re: crosseyedcricket]
#2836468 - 01/01/09 12:22 PM Attachment (287 downloads)

My First DSO

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2837260 - 01/01/09 06:55 PM Attachment (280 downloads)

Here is my first attempt ever at shooting through a telescope. I used a Canon rebel XT with a remote shutter switch through a Zhumell 10". I had to use the lower half of a 2X teleconverter attached to the t-adapter in order to get the image in focus. This image is made up of a photomerge of 3 separate shots. I tried a few different camera settings and seemed to get the best results with a high ISO and high shutter speed combo...any tips?!

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2839135 - 01/02/09 05:55 PM

Hello,

I have read the rules and even though this image was taken more than a month ago, I believe it still to be within the "spirit" of this thread. The reason why is that I have not taken any more astro photos since then because I have been out of work and unable to purchase a tripod. I spent one evening with my camera laid on top of my car (with a soft bag to cradle it) and just snapped photos.

I really don't have a desire to take more photos until I learn a lot more, and get a solid tripod. I'm a decent photographer, but know almost nothing about astrophotography and (months later) my curiosity has brought me here to learn more.

I studied physics in college and really loved reading about the Hubble before it went into space and have a great love for the stars.

Here is my first decent result:

Camera: Nikon D50
Exposure: 30 sec (30)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 24 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
ISO Speed: 800

MajorConfusion

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2866067 - 01/15/09 04:35 AM

Ahoy! I'm new around here, great site! Here is my first and second shots, both from our EOS 400D piggy backed on our 5.5 inch Newt. Be gentle!

Milky Way - Mega bright dot is Jupiter.

M42 with mad star trails lol

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[Re: glenluceskies]
#2896361 - 01/29/09 06:38 PM

I just started three nights ago with my Orion Starshoot II and a Nexstar 8se in alt-az mode, so my pictures are limited to 30 second exposures. I also live in a very light polluted area - Orange County, California. However, I'm amused that my first attempts actually showed something.
Whirlpool Galaxy:

M101:

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[Re: desert skies]
#2900796 - 01/31/09 11:20 PM Attachment (442 downloads)

my first ever attempt

sony cybershot 7.2mp
30mm EP
8in Zhummell Dob

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[Re: pony2slow]
#2903747 - 02/02/09 02:13 PM Attachment (288 downloads)

I gave this a shot last night with my Zhumell 10 and Canon SD1000 using the CHDK firmware to override photo settings. I took a bunch of pics but all the others had significant trailing. I think this was a 5 second exposure with 3x optical zoom, afocal on a tripod w/32mm ep.

Edited by mrkube (02/02/09 02:21 PM)

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[Re: Mr. Kube]
#2906256 - 02/03/09 06:11 PM

My first attempt other than just aiming the camera at the sky - as in actually using a telescope!

CPC 9.25 w/reducer - f6.3
Canon EOS XS (1000D)at prime focus.
25 seconds - no stacking, no guiding, pure seat of the pants "I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm doing it anyway". Contrast adjusted in PSP.

I was quite pleasantly surprised.

Edited by cdat (02/03/09 06:17 PM)

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2906981 - 02/04/09 03:39 AM Attachment (433 downloads)

Here's mine. It was taken on January 8, 2009 with my Canon Digital Rebel XT and my Celestron Omni XLT 120 refractor. The picture has been cropped such that approximately half the frame is shown here. It was a prime-focus shot. Exposure was 1/640, ISO 400, white balance set to Auto.

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[Re: Adrian Lopez]
#2912155 - 02/06/09 05:59 PM Attachment (258 downloads)

My first attempt at the moon with 8SE and canon 5D prime focus.

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2912941 - 02/07/09 08:00 AM Attachment (263 downloads)

The good ol'moon. Shot through my Canon Powershot A610 attached to a 13mm Hyperion. It is 11 images stacked and (if you can call it this) processed

in Registax. It was a successful night simply because I got some pictures and learned something.

Thanks,
Brad

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[Re: jcrew]
#2913456 - 02/07/09 01:29 PM

here is mine
taken February 6, 2009
Kodak easy share camera held to eyepiece
127mm refractor

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#2913459 - 02/07/09 01:30 PM Attachment (333 downloads)

here is the photo

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2923273 - 02/12/09 10:29 AM Attachment (291 downloads)

First real attempt at imaging.

Saturn 10:30 PST sitting right on top of the moon.
Still a newbie at this stuff so not too sure why it is so washed out..

Neximage, 40 second exposure
Registax

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2924889 - 02/13/09 05:06 AM

Canon A630, 19 frames, 8 seconds each, no dark frames (oops), using CHDK.

iso80, f2.8, 35mm.

Stacked from jpegs in Registax under Wine under linux/fc8

BugBear

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[Re: glenluceskies]
#2957205 - 03/01/09 04:28 PM Attachment (288 downloads)

This is my first astrophoto. Taken with etx80 afocally with a 9.6mm ep and canona460 5mp camera, single frame, no processing. I happened to catch the lunar "x" if you follow the terminator down a bit, purly by luck. Beginners luck I suppose. I hope to get better as I learn.

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#2975252 - 03/10/09 06:24 AM Attachment (312 downloads)

First of all - Hi All,

This is hopefully my 1st of many more astro images, now im on the steep learning curve to imaging the cosmos! Anyway - this photo was taken last week from my back garden - just a week after buying my telescope adaptor for my Nikon D40.

Against everyones advice i bought a (ahem) telescope off eBay - I know, but some of us are on a tight budget!

Its one of the infamous 6" Newtonians - f1400!!!!

As i don't have anything to compare it to i think it works ok, no major problems - i have viewed Saturn - looked ok considering i had no clue what i was doing - so i thought i'd jump straight in and buy a camera with adaptor.

I wanted a DSLR anyway so i bought the D40. Here is a picture of the easiest thing i could find to image!!! The Moon.

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[Re: glenluceskies]
#3004276 - 03/25/09 03:21 PM Attachment (363 downloads)

I’m really happy with my first try at AP, I know it’s far from prefect or even respectable but I thought all I was going to get was an indistinguishable blur ! I think I’m hooked on AP already !!

Image details:
4 x 10sec + Darks
4 x 30sec + Darks
4 x 60sec + Darks
4 x 90sec + Darks
4 x 120sec + Darks
4 Flats
Stacked in DeepSkyStacker, processed in Photoshop 7.0

Taken with Omni XLT 150 and Digital rebel.

Thanks for looking,

Termo

Edited by Termo (03/27/09 06:16 AM)

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[Re: Termo]
#3006400 - 03/26/09 06:18 PM

Here is my first Astrophoto ever taken. It was taken on March 5, 2009. I have been steadily working on my processing skills since then and this is what I've come up with as a final result.

Specs:
M42
Equinox 80mm F/6.25
Canon 450D Baader Modded
Mounted on CPC1100 in Alt/Azm.
27x60sec iso 1600, 10 Darks
Stacked in DSS, Processed in Photoshop

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[Re: Psyire]
#3010867 - 03/28/09 10:52 PM Attachment (207 downloads)

My first. Afocal of the moon (of course) with a vixen r130sf and a Canon Powershot S110. I was pleased but have a long way to go.

NCDan3

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3013046 - 03/29/09 11:00 PM Attachment (269 downloads)

I have been active with astronomy and photography for years, but I'm quite new to astrophotography. After years of pushing various dobs around I made the plunge in January to get a 8" SCT on a german equitorial mount, and a DSLR. March was the first that we have had nice clear nights, and temps up in the teens, so I started working on my first astrophoto efforts. My favorite object to view is M42, so it seemed appropriate to start there. I am not guiding yet (and alignment is not always perfect) so I started with short exposures. I started with 30 second exposures (at ISO 1600), and found that nebula details started to show, but the trapezium area washed out. I took 8 and 10 second shots to get just the bright areas and combined them with the 30 second shots. The subs were taken on different days, hence the framing oddness. The "Fairy Rings" are internal reflections off of the focal reducer- a problem that hasn't been resolved yet.

Shot with a Celestron 8" & GEM, F3.6 focal reducer, Canon EOS XS at ISO 1000. Stacked with DeepSkyStacker, processed in Photoshop 7.

-Burney

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3014043 - 03/30/09 01:43 PM

Well, I thought I'd have a go with my new gear and get a post up on this thread. Here's my first attempt at multiple-exposure astrophotography and processing: M42

It comprises ten 5s JPG images (plus 2 darks) taken with a Canon 400D and 28-135mm f/5.6 EF lens (zoomed to 135mm, IS on) on a camera tripod, used timer (to reduce shake), ISO800, Daylight WB. Then used MaxIm DL to combine, stretch, crop and gamma the images, and did levelling in Photoshop. It was tough getting rid of the shocking light pollution in my area - might have to look at getting a filter.

Plenty of mistakes (zooming the lens, using JPG, etc), but the most image processing I've ever done in anger is cropping and auto-levelling. If you're interested here's one of the original frames (cropped).

Still, it's a first attempt, well... everything.

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[Re: glenluceskies]
#3014239 - 03/30/09 03:26 PM

My first is Saturn.

http://gallery.jameswest.com/

This is fun!

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3032345 - 04/08/09 03:32 PM Attachment (209 downloads)

This was taken lastnight April 7 th just before the clouds came in. Camera is a Canon Powershot A300, Scope is a Meade 2045D. Handheld over a 25mm lense afocal. more of a test to see if this would work or not. [image]http://www.flickr.com/photos/cygg/3423955883/[/image]

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3041992 - 04/13/09 05:24 PM

8" Orion Dob
32 mm Meade 4000 EP
5 MP Kodak Point and Shoot
Afocal ISO 100, 1/2" shot.

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[Re: glenluceskies]
#3044705 - 04/15/09 02:33 AM

This is my first saturn ever. Etx-80 antares 2x barlow and modified creative labs ultra webcam. Processing done with registax v4 and noiseware. Taken April 14, 2009 from Teulon, Mb., Canada. Picture has been resized.

Edited by rob0260 (04/15/09 02:43 AM)

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[Re: rob0260]
#3049366 - 04/17/09 03:31 PM

Wow, that is a great shot of saturn, especially for a first shot!

I am still in the 'trying to take decent star trails' and 'figure out what mount to buy' phases of astrophotography at this point. But I'd be proud to have taken that shot!

ML

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3052904 - 04/19/09 03:51 PM Attachment (175 downloads)

Shot from Joshua Tree National Park in CA, USA.
No post processing except to change from RAW to JPG.
Rebel XTi, Tripod. The light in the lower right is from Palm Springs, CA.

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[Re: newbographer]
#3066092 - 04/25/09 11:26 AM

M3 (14X15sec)F/6.3

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[Re: Footbag]
#3066961 - 04/25/09 08:39 PM Attachment (241 downloads)

My first Astrophoto:
M42 3-28-2009 from light polluted backyard
Nikon D80 Stock
Orion ED80
HEQ-5 Mount
9x60 sec ISO800
No Guiding; No Flats

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[Re: bryansay]
#3067967 - 04/26/09 10:50 AM

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[Re: mattw]
#3068062 - 04/26/09 11:36 AM

My first try. Saturn through a Orion XT6i dobsonian, 25mm EP with 2x barlow. Handheld my Canon Powershot SD790IS in video mode. 350 of 950 frames stacked using registax and post processed in photoshop cs4.

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3111751 - 05/18/09 04:36 AM Attachment (182 downloads)

What do you think of this. My first ever color photo. Orion nebula. Shot with meade DSI-2Pro, 130mm saxon reflector, EQ2 mount.

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3123853 - 05/24/09 03:07 AM

With CCD imager....

first eclipse with Sony DSCH-1...

First time digiscoping through 25mm eyepiece on 70mm refractor....

shot taken with Sony a200 DSLR and 18-70mm lens

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[Re: MrFiremouth]
#3131432 - 05/28/09 12:14 AM

Gulp, okay here's my first ever image of Saturn taken last night under truly mediocre skies:

Neximage webcam on a C8 with minimal processing.
(My first post to cloudynights as well.)

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[Re: ed100]
#3146046 - 06/04/09 05:58 PM

Here's my first decent attempt. I know there's still much to improve on, but I'm happy so far...

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[Re: glenluceskies]
#3153123 - 06/08/09 09:41 PM Attachment (228 downloads)

ring Neb shot with Olympus e-420 and equinox 66

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#3153136 - 06/08/09 09:48 PM Attachment (172 downloads)

moon shot with olympus e-420 and equinox 66

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[Re: midnightblue]
#3180974 - 06/24/09 08:54 PM Attachment (223 downloads)

This is my first attempt ever done on the only clear night in probably over a month! This is M8 and the surrounding area with north to the upper right and west to the lower right. I imaged with a cheap Sony Cybershot piggybacked on my Celestron 8 inch SC. The exposure was set to 1600 ISO and 30 seconds, focus set to infinity. I think not terrible for my first ever try! It makes me motivated to want to go out and do more. Please let me know what all of you think. Clear skies.

Edited by lisas?mark (06/24/09 09:18 PM)

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[Re: lisas?mark]
#3203994 - 07/07/09 11:52 AM

that is a fantastic shot Mark, you have a winner in that point and shoot camera. Must have had some dark skies too?

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[Re: glenluceskies]
#3204378 - 07/07/09 02:49 PM

Here is my very first astro image I ever took I'm obvoiusly still very new to this hobby and have been doing more reading that actual imaging.

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[Re: quartrj]
#3204591 - 07/07/09 04:47 PM

OK something different from the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn ...

... my first solar photo using my NexStar 6SE.

I have "dabbled" in AP over the last few months but this was the first go with a solar filter on my 6SE, so I think it counts.

Hope the image size is OK.

Details:
Camera: Un-modded Canon 400D at prime focus
Exposure: 1/320 sec at ISO 100
Filter: Baader Solar Film (white light) in home-made mount
Date & Time: Mon 6th July at 14:32:16 UT (15:32 BST)
Processed in Photoshop 7.0 Unsharp mask applied. Hue and saturation levels altered to give orange-coloured image.

Art

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[Re: Arthur Dent]
#3237173 - 07/25/09 03:35 AM

Some shots from the first night with my new D60

ISS (and clouds

Lyra:

Sagittarius/Scorpius

M8

Didn't turn out as bad as I expected, for having not finished reading the manual

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3238294 - 07/25/09 07:15 PM Attachment (216 downloads)

Ok, here goes with my first photo. Nothing too impressive, but 'I' can tell what it is!

Jupiter, July 24th. Nexstar 6SE with a Neximage camera, wxAstroCapture and Registax. 120 frames.

The time was around 11:00pm and Jupiter was very low on the horizon. Hopefully I will keep my eyes open late into the evening tonght to get a better pic!

Edited by mgregory (07/25/09 07:18 PM)

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#3256974 - 08/06/09 01:28 AM

My first full roll of film I got a nice partial star trail. A five minute exposure with my brother's Minolta 35mm SLR, 80-200mm lens @ 200mm, and fujifilm superia 800ISO film. I like taking pictures with 35mm film, there is something soothing about it to me. Although I'm going to try afocal with my point and shoot digital camera, up to 4 second exposures with the settings or some videos so I can stack them.

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[Re: nugget]
#3258636 - 08/06/09 11:53 PM Attachment (152 downloads)

3/4 Moon from my backyard in Palo Alto, CA

Celestron ED80 and Canon 350D
Prime Focus
800 ASA f/3.5 1/1250s

Edited by microflite (08/06/09 11:57 PM)

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[Re: microflite]
#3263069 - 08/09/09 01:42 PM

Ripped off the lens on an old Logitech webcam and placed it at my C8's primary focus point. It works!

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[Re: Zoeff]
#3264982 - 08/10/09 04:10 PM Attachment (183 downloads)

This my first try guiding
35mm film 4 min exp

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#3265089 - 08/10/09 05:20 PM Attachment (152 downloads)

First pic taken with Nikon D80 Piggy Mount 200mm... Still trying to get my Telescope to focus right in prime focus... 6 months later.. advice would help

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[Re: monkey10120]
#3265718 - 08/10/09 10:37 PM Attachment (170 downloads)

Jupiter taken on 8/8/09 through a CPC 1100. First attempt

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[Re: Trey M]
#3266086 - 08/11/09 02:50 AM

try awsome shot!!

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[Re: rob0260]
#3266680 - 08/11/09 12:36 PM Attachment (141 downloads)

These are my first light pictures using my new toy: a HyperStar III on the C8. QHY8Pro, Sphinx mount ASCOM guided with PHD, RoboFocus with FocusMax, 10x3min processed with Nebulosity.

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#3266686 - 08/11/09 12:38 PM Attachment (140 downloads)

...and this is the second picture

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[Re: csory]
#3268247 - 08/12/09 07:18 AM

Taken last night during the meteor shower. The moon was trying to mess up the show so I snapped a few pics of it through the eyepiece. Just wanted to see how they would turn out. Panasonic DMC-TZ5 held up to my 21mm.

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#3268257 - 08/12/09 07:27 AM

The second pic I took. I liked the way the colors came out on this one. The Leica lens is nice on the Panasonic for a point and shoot.

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3270910 - 08/13/09 06:13 PM Attachment (157 downloads)

This is my first attempt at astroimaging the Hercules Cluster. I have discovered that processing is as big a part as capturing the images. Where can I get some tutorials on using RegiStax 5. How do you draw out the details? Is it all just trial and error?

Orion Atlas EQ-G go-to 11" SCT
Orion StarShooter Deep Space Color Imager
Orion auto guider
Orion off axis guider

Edited by bcotop (08/13/09 06:16 PM)

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3270912 - 08/13/09 06:14 PM Attachment (140 downloads)

Here is my first try at Jupiter.

Orion Atlas EQ-G go-to 11" SCT
Orion StarShooter Deep Space Color Imager
Orion auto guider
Orion off axis guider

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[Re: bcotop]
#3273694 - 08/15/09 06:20 AM

My first 2 AStrophotography attempts

Jupiter at 480X (5mm + 2x Barlow), I also used my steady hands and a 75$ HP Photosmart Digital Camera. It's not much but it's a start.

The Moon at either 266x or 480x Magnification.

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[Re: NorthWolf]
#3274418 - 08/15/09 03:35 PM

Milky Way (Nikon D50 on static tripod):

Jupiter (Nikon D50, prime focus on NexStar 8SE):

Andromeda (Nikon D50, piggybacked on NexStar):

Moonrise (Nikon D50, prime focus on NexStar 8):

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[Re: Fuzz]
#3278867 - 08/17/09 11:38 PM Attachment (187 downloads)

Here's a little something I shot a couple of nights ago......

Edited by tbone0168 (08/17/09 11:50 PM)

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[Re: tbone0168]
#3281606 - 08/19/09 10:00 AM Attachment (150 downloads)

Nice clear sky in March.....

Edited by tbone0168 (08/19/09 10:06 AM)

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3291527 - 08/24/09 04:09 PM Attachment (170 downloads)

First attempt at astrophotography using a Meade 10" LX200 and Canon 50D.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: jpreston]
#3299482 - 08/28/09 09:09 AM Attachment (182 downloads)

Here's the Milky Way. I took this with a unmodified Nikon D40 on a barn door tracker. 6 shots, 2 minutes each. I still feel the image has lots of noise. I guess more subs would help.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: john D]
#3300846 - 08/28/09 08:55 PM Attachment (199 downloads)

This has to be one of my first ever of a DSO. Ring nebula if you can't tell taken at prime focus with a LX90 and a Meade DSI. I remember not having a clue what processing was or anything. I did have an idea about stacking, but never could figure it out completely.. Oh the horror!

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[Re: Domerman]
#3300851 - 08/28/09 08:56 PM

BTW, some of these first time shots are insanely good!

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Domerman]
#3307009 - 08/31/09 09:45 PM Attachment (227 downloads)

Pleiades with Canon PowerShot A590 duct taped to 25mm plossl eyepiece on skywatcher ed80 :P

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Domerman]
#3310698 - 09/02/09 01:47 PM Attachment (203 downloads)

Here is my rudimentary M27. I took this this past Friday evening around 23:00 in Chiefland, FL. The image was shot through my Orion 80ED riding on top of my Sirius mount making use of EQMOD. After a lot of fooling around with my mask & focusing I figured out that my focus tube doesn't have enough travel, but my diagonal has too much travel. This shot is somewhat a focal as I attached my Baader 8x24 ,@20mm, zoom to my Canon rebel XT. I cropped the outter 70% of the image as the EP really messed up my stars. I stacked 10x180s & 10x240s 1600iso exposures, no darks, that is another story... So until I receive my extension tube I think this is as good as I can do given it was my first night out with all new equipment and having never owned an EQ mount (they move in the strangest way). Enjoy and let me know where I went wrong aside from using the EP instead of prime focus. Take care and clear skies. I need more aperture!!

Joe

[image]http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=19312&password=&sort=7&thecat=500[/image]

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: glava2005]
#3318126 - 09/06/09 08:46 AM Attachment (182 downloads)

I'm posting my first image I've ever aquired and processed.
Here's a link to the full rez jpeg:
www.eyelinemedia.com/Astro/M92.jpg

If anyone could give me some advice and suggestions, that would be great. It's my first attempt.

It was aquired with a Sky-Watcher 120ED Pro on an unguided CGE. Modified Canon 40D (6) thirty Second ISO 800 exposures. Processed with ImagesPlus 3.8

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Bitfodder]
#3319698 - 09/07/09 04:31 AM Attachment (162 downloads)

Hi all,

I attach here one of my first astrophotos done 2 weeks ago at a star party in NW Romania (E Europe): Mt. Vladeasa 1400m.

You may find more pictures done during those nights here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mihail.sarb/Vladeasa2009#

CS
Mihai

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: mihai_sarb]
#3321094 - 09/07/09 09:09 PM

This was my first attempt at a moon pic. 10" Meade SCT f/6.3, prime focus, EOS Rebel xti, 1/125 exp @ 100 ISO. Skys were 7/8 out of 10

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Jacknbx]
#3323758 - 09/09/09 09:39 AM

Post deleted by me, forgot I already posted in this thread...

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Bitfodder]
#3327212 - 09/11/09 01:11 AM

That is very good for a first attempt. Can't wait to see more.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: rob0260]
#3341965 - 09/18/09 07:20 PM Attachment (159 downloads)

Hello everyone.
I could not wait until my first telescope (LX90) arrived so I grabbed a regular camera tripod, my nikon binoculars (8x50), my Olympus digital camera and some Duck Tape !
This is a shot of Jupiter, Io, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Domerman]
#3345151 - 09/20/09 04:48 PM

Somewhere in the milky way. I just pointed the camera up and took some exposures.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: balou]
#3348115 - 09/22/09 12:31 AM Attachment (183 downloads)

Here's my first Jupiter (and first astro photo) taken about 45 minutes ago.

I used my new NexImage camera (got it today) along with AMCap video capture software and Registax.

I'm going to try to make the next image bigger!

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: senske]
#3355011 - 09/24/09 11:53 PM Attachment (153 downloads)

Well, I'm just going to keep this thread moving right along with my second astro photo taken earlier this evening. This one is the moon through the Galileoscope. NexImage for 5 seconds and then stacked and processed.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: senske]
#3359679 - 09/27/09 01:09 PM

My very first astrophoto through a telescope !
My Lx90 finally arrived and this was my first try at DSRL+telescope combination.
It is a lot harder that I thought.

Edited by villaltame (09/27/09 01:15 PM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: villaltame]
#3365429 - 09/30/09 06:23 AM Attachment (127 downloads)

My first attempt - Moon, standard digital camera held up to 25mm EP in my 8" SCT.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3368852 - 10/03/09 04:05 PM Attachment (137 downloads)

Here's my first astrophoto i took while on vacation at the south of france. Unfortunaltely the area i stayed at was very light polluted and i had quite some trouble focusing as well.

I used an eyepiece projection adapter with a 25mm eyepiece and my Panasonic G1 camera

I'm writing down my experiences as a beginner on my blog at http://nexstar6se.blogspot.com

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: glava2005]
#3372587 - 10/05/09 01:09 PM

Here's my first images of the moon and Jupiter.
My equipment includes a Meade etx 70at and Meade LPI.

Can anyone tell me what's up with the blue halo around Jupiter?

[image]

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Edited by jetbuilder (10/05/09 02:03 PM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3376031 - 10/07/09 07:32 AM

Hopefully done this right. The most basic newbie first image I got. Shot using the "hold the camera up to the eyepiece technique", through the 10mm eyepiece that comes standard with the cheap and cheerful Celestron Astromaster 114EQ, using a ~3 year old piece of junk Medion digital camera on pretty much the lowest quality.
Truly an example of what to expect using very basic old equipment and technique... but I like it anyway for my first attempt. Tycho crater (flipped and mirrored as the eyepiece sees it).

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: DrH]
#3387053 - 10/13/09 12:04 PM

Celestron Nexstar 8" SE
32mm 1.25" Plossl EP
Cannon Powershot G9 (point n' click & not DSLR

)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: glenluceskies]
#3392574 - 10/16/09 09:15 AM Attachment (132 downloads)

ok here is my first of m13 with a 12 lx200 DSI II. After many many nights trying to get it to this point. Did this on alt az mount. kinda blurry isn't it?

Edited by christurner (10/16/09 09:25 AM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: christurner]
#3392586 - 10/16/09 09:26 AM Attachment (120 downloads)

Here is Jupiter same night..

Edited by christurner (10/16/09 09:27 AM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: christurner]
#3401376 - 10/21/09 12:20 AM Attachment (107 downloads)

Here's my first from about a month ago.

Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel XT through t-adapter and edited in Picasa

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#3401393 - 10/21/09 12:37 AM Attachment (161 downloads)

Quote:

Here's my first few from about a month ago.

and my second

Taken by a modified Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 as .avi and compiled in Registax

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: xznfgzx]
#3403186 - 10/21/09 09:44 PM

First image? How about this one.

This is Sirius, taken a while back. It was twinkling like crazy and I deliberately moved the camera a lot to capture the colors in the twinkle. I just thought it was interesting.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: xznfgzx]
#3403349 - 10/21/09 11:10 PM Attachment (189 downloads)

Here's mine, on an Orion XT6, afocal, holding the camera up to the 25mm eyepiece. I wish the moons would have come out a little better, but hey, first attempt right?

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: dubbledobble]
#3407241 - 10/23/09 10:37 PM Attachment (176 downloads)

Ok, I know we are only supposed to post one, but my second shot got me excited..only had about 20 mins of no clouds (michigan....ugh), bu got my first peek at the moon through my new dobsonian, awesome!

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3413890 - 10/27/09 11:33 AM Attachment (170 downloads)

OK, certainly not my first ever, but certainly my first through my new C8 on German mount. Taken through a GSO 42mm eyepiece with a Samsung HZ15W camera. This camera is great for telescope mounting because it has full manual controls and manual focusing, and no shutter vibrations! Also has a great self timer where it takes on shot ten seconds after the shutter is released and then a second about 4 seconds later. The GSO eyepiece is very flat and sharp across the field and has very little distortion (tested on newspaper). I have been very impressed with the quality, especially for the low cost.
Seeing was probably only about a 6-7 last night, but it still yielded a couple good shots of the moon and even 1 decent shot of Jupiter and moons (not yet pp'd).
Wolfgang

Edited by djedi (10/27/09 01:54 PM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: glenluceskies]
#3420674 - 10/30/09 06:16 PM Attachment (190 downloads)

First ever of M45: single 71 second exposure, unguided LXD75 (needs work), Meade SN-10. Canon XTI ISO 1600.

Edited by ScottySanHo (10/30/09 06:20 PM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: glava2005]
#3421641 - 10/31/09 10:47 AM Attachment (195 downloads)

Here is my very first-light astrophoto attempt.

Orion nebula, using Meade DSI2 on a C11 in alt-az

It taught me two things:
1/ The default collimation of my OTA is way off
2/ I'll need a focal reducer for wider angle imaging

This was 12 second single exposure, with everything set to Auto.

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[Re: Iain Barker]
#3421647 - 10/31/09 10:52 AM Attachment (173 downloads)

After a rough collimation, the image improved considerably on this mornings second attempt at the same settings.

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#3422176 - 10/31/09 04:39 PM

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: zerro1]
#3422198 - 10/31/09 04:47 PM Attachment (150 downloads)

This is my first true astrophoto. This is a single 9 minute exposure through an 8" LX50 OTA on an LXD75 mount, Camera Canon XS/1000D. I used off-axis guiding with a DSI1 camera and PHD guide

Edited by zerro1 (10/31/09 10:19 PM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3433983 - 11/06/09 11:47 PM

Here's my first...

M31
CGEM 800
Celestron f6.3 FR
Canon Rebel XSi
2x30s (couldn't get DSS to stack all ten subs

)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Mugsy]
#3438013 - 11/09/09 12:43 PM

I remember seeing this convergence earlier this year. Was an amazing sight. I wish I had my scope at the time it happened so I could have taken a closer look

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[Re: Fuzz]
#3438035 - 11/09/09 12:56 PM

Moon pics tend to get a bit repetative, but this one was done very artistically. Great job

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Re: Newbie Corner - first new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3456001 - 11/18/09 10:19 PM Attachment (155 downloads)

This is a point and shut camera trough a 20mm eyepiece . 15 sec exposition. Despite it doesnt lok like this is ...
ic 2391 ( an open cluster)

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#3456008 - 11/18/09 10:25 PM Attachment (118 downloads)

First moon.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: nunciusaustralis]
#3482392 - 12/03/09 09:43 PM

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 afocal. ES 80mm Triplet, Baader Hyperion 8mm.

Not sure if one this was handheld or if I had managed to slip the camera extender inside the Hyperion's rubber eyecup.

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[Re: noah way]
#3483918 - 12/04/09 07:21 PM Attachment (87 downloads)

Using a vintage 70's C8, a canon D350, 40 attempted exposures, 18 usable, and in-camera dark frame subtraction.

The second one is an earlier one, less exposures but better focusing and editing, i think.

Edited by Thorbinator (12/04/09 07:27 PM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Thorbinator]
#3485747 - 12/05/09 10:07 PM Attachment (152 downloads)

this shot of M57 was my first serious Deep-sky object attempt using my Canon DSLR prime focus on my Celestron 6" refractor and Deep Sky Stacker.

Couldn't see anything useful through the camera eyepiece, so I lined up using the finder, took a 15 second test shot, and saw the ring just* in frame. So I ran out and took 20 shots, 10 darks and set Deep Sky Stacker to work.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: astrostu]
#3493466 - 12/10/09 04:36 AM

Hello,

Here are my first attempts, both shot with my Canon 40D from my backyard. Not the best night but here they are:

Orion
F/3.5
8 Seconds
ISO 1600
17 mm

Not sure what this is...
F/2.8
25 Seconds
ISO 800
17 mm

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: ClanLee]
#3493622 - 12/10/09 08:50 AM

Wow ClanLee, nice widefield shots! I particularly like the shot of Orion. Although you had some clouds around, I think they add a lot to the image. I like the framing you've got on the picture as well. The little bit of tree tops and roof around the three sides of the picture give things a nice feel in my opinion.

Edited by Adam E (12/10/09 08:50 AM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Adam E]
#3493898 - 12/10/09 11:57 AM

Thanks Adam. I didn't realize that I could start taking photos with the equipment I already had (10 year old busted tripod and current camera) until I started reading the forums. I just purchased a new tripod so I don't have to squat on the ground to use my existing shakey tripod. I'll have to keep experimenting with the wide angle shots for now and move onto zoom later on.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: ClanLee]
#3496209 - 12/11/09 03:59 PM

I had my 30D out last night with a 17-55mm lens, and shot the following (click to go the larger version):

The camera was on a standard tripod, and I was experimenting with various settings as I hadn't attempted anything like this before. I've taken shots of the moon, but that's a pretty easy target.

Just waiting for some more clear skies!

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: ClanLee]
#3510959 - 12/19/09 05:23 PM

Crab I took last night.

Crab

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3513152 - 12/20/09 11:57 PM

Celestron 300MM Firstscope Dob. "First Light" on Dec 3rd 2009

20MM Eyepiece, using the camera of my cell phone.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3524656 - 12/27/09 08:22 PM

So, after a bunch of attempts that just didn't seem right, I finally got one that seems to have a reasonable amount of detail, a reasonable amount of processing, and a first attempt that I actually like. This is 18 images stacked in Deepsky Stacker, using auto adaptive weighted stacking and RGB background calibration (those parameters seemed crucial to getting the stack to be processable). I did a lot of tweaking in CS4 to get the nebulosity to come out, and I managed to layer the core back it so that it has a little detail. Captured with a Canon 30D, 30second sub-frames, at prime focus of the CPC-1100 with a 6.3 Focal Reducer.

A larger version is available here:
http://starmer.com/astro/2009_12_24_orion_c.jpg

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[Re: nugget]
#3525286 - 12/28/09 07:46 AM Attachment (146 downloads)

Ok Here is also my first photo taken last week.
Bye 4 now John.

Edited by Highlander (12/29/09 04:33 AM)

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3527520 - 12/29/09 11:22 AM

Well got out for a short time. First light with new C10-NGT not too bad. Alignment off, have to work on that and a myriad of other things but it works! Been away for over 20 years, back with a new upgrade from my 6" Edmund to this and first time photography. Check some Moon pic's here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38649766@N05/sets/72157622965845531/

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[Re: JOEC.]
#3534542 - 01/02/10 04:48 AM

My second attempt at astrophotography... I'm at the bottom of the curve.

Here's the same image worked over in Photoshop a bit more.

Edited by Spangled_Skies (01/03/10 09:19 PM)

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[Re: Spangled_Skies]
#3536127 - 01/02/10 10:52 PM Attachment (163 downloads)

Hi there. I'm a newbie too. Here's my 1st pic of M42, taken through a double pane window. (-30 degrees C and nasty wind chill outside do not make for fun astrophotography!)I used a Vixen VMC110L attached to a Meade DS-2000 mount. 1st attempt at using a goto mount as well.

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3540137 - 01/05/10 12:23 AM

MY first image. the Orion Nebula - M42. I was very excited from the result. Still long way to go but from my point of view great for first time

Details at the bottom of the image.

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[Re: Boulderdash]
#3541352 - 01/05/10 03:35 PM

this was one of my first attempt at M42.

Meade Etx 125 canon 300D. 1x30 second exposure iso 800

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3561333 - 01/14/10 08:57 PM Attachment (152 downloads)

Took my first astrophoto last night. It took me FOREVER to figure out how to get the camera set up, take shots and then stack them. Used the video on my Canon 500D for the images. Had it set at 1280 x 720. I didn't realize there was a better resolution setting. In any event, here it is. Mars taken at the wee hours of 1/14/2010.

200 frames / Registax 5
Celestron 9.25 CGE
2x barlow
Canon 500D
Seeing 4/5

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Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: glenluceskies]
#3585676 - 01/26/10 06:32 PM

Here it is mt first moon shot

I know it's not very good but I just got my starter kit of filters ; polarizer, blue #80A, yellow 15A and red #21.

That first shot was without any filters and I can't wait to use them tonight

Stargazer Mark

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3588398 - 01/27/10 10:40 PM

This really is first, first attempt. I simply held my Nikon Coolpix up to the eyepiece of my new 6 inch Dob

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Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: Dr. Megabyte]
#3608144 - 02/06/10 09:40 AM Attachment (90 downloads)

Same here! Nikon Coolpix L10 in one hand and the Exakta 10x50 bino in the other

.. The photo was taken at the end of December in Romania.

Edited by LauraClara (02/06/10 03:49 PM)

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#3608615 - 02/06/10 01:47 PM

From my first night of imaging:

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#3610709 - 02/07/10 02:35 PM

zrlevin, this is absolutely amazing! Outstanding work, congratulations.

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#3610760 - 02/07/10 03:00 PM Attachment (110 downloads)

Don't know if this is a "true" astrophoto, but worth a try...
Captured with Canon PowerShot A550, ISO 200, Exposure +2ev (180seconds). First try is always bungled !

Edited by ViewFromLietuva (02/07/10 03:04 PM)

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#3610836 - 02/07/10 03:35 PM

Quote:

zrlevin, this is absolutely amazing! Outstanding work, congratulations.

Thanks very much!

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#3611231 - 02/07/10 06:21 PM Attachment (138 downloads)

Hello All,

Here is my very first Astrophoto taken the other night (Orion Nebula of course).
7 min exposure @ iso 800 with a Pentax K10D at prime. The scope is a Celestron C6GT/CG-5 with only a two star alignment.

Regards,
Dennis
(very newbie)

Edited by VE7YM (02/07/10 06:23 PM)

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#3612025 - 02/08/10 03:40 AM

full size at flickr
taken about 1 hr ago.

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#3613324 - 02/08/10 06:34 PM Attachment (205 downloads)

Well, here's my first true imaging attempt ... M110 (because it was the first on the list of the CG-5 sky tour). It's noisy and full of authentic San Francisco light pollution. But, I'm still pretty proud of what a beginner can do with far from the best of equipment.

Edited by oo_void (02/08/10 06:35 PM)

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#3616761 - 02/10/10 12:54 PM Attachment (154 downloads)

Last night I made my first attempt at imaging. I'm an utter novice, and this was the first night with a clear sky I've had since I got my telescope about a month ago (an two previous occasions a brief hole opened in the clouds for about 20 minutes and I was able to view the moon). I first attempted Mars with the Neximage camera. This is 407/2010 frames stacked in Registax and no post-processing.

Edited by geekxx (02/10/10 12:55 PM)

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#3621325 - 02/12/10 05:35 PM Attachment (170 downloads)

The Orion Nebula, i believe. This was about forty .125 second exposures. I can't currently autoguide, so my exposure time is limited.

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#3626504 - 02/15/10 03:35 PM Attachment (153 downloads)

This is my first shot with my new Cannon 1000D. It is orion and I frankly have no idea what I am doing. I followed the guidelines in the Backyard Astronomers Guide.

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#3629478 - 02/17/10 01:21 AM Attachment (170 downloads)

O.K...my first attempt at AP. Taken 2-10-10 of Orion. Taken with an Explore Scientific 80mm APO triplet F/L 480mm F6 and a modded Canon XSi 450D, 40 second exposure - no processing. First time imaging use of all said equipment.

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#3629699 - 02/17/10 07:00 AM

Single shot made with Canon / EOS 400D on MEADE 102mm f/7 ED APO OTA/HEQ5 PRO.

Edited by Dusturn (02/17/10 07:03 AM)

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#3629890 - 02/17/10 09:40 AM

Quote:

O.K...my first attempt at AP. Taken 2-10-10 of Orion. Taken with an Explore Scientific 80mm APO triplet F/L 480mm F6 and a modded Canon XSi 450D, 40 second exposure - no processing. First time imaging use of all said equipment.

That's a great start. If you take a bunch more of those and stack them, you will get a great image. See what you get with 50x40sec or 100x40sec or even more.

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#3629993 - 02/17/10 10:53 AM

Quote:

Quote:

O.K...my first attempt at AP. Taken 2-10-10 of Orion. Taken with an Explore Scientific 80mm APO triplet F/L 480mm F6 and a modded Canon XSi 450D, 40 second exposure - no processing. First time imaging use of all said equipment.

That's a great start. If you take a bunch more of those and stack them, you will get a great image. See what you get with 50x40sec or 100x40sec or even more.

Thanks Zach. I did take a bunch of subs in RAW format that night also (50 of them - 40 sec each) but I am still trying to figure out how to process. I have images Plus.

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#3633367 - 02/18/10 08:24 PM

Hi Pat,

I use DeepSkyStacker (which is freeware) to stack the subs. It is very easy and there are step by step directions on the website.

Zach

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#3634266 - 02/19/10 09:45 AM

Thanks Zach, I'll give it a try and post the results here when I am done...

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#3637943 - 02/21/10 07:32 AM Attachment (141 downloads)

My first real photograph. 20x30s lights, 10 darks, stacked in DSS, "processed" in Nebulsoity. By "processed", I mean that I moved the sliders around pretty much at random. I used an unguided Skywatcher 150AR on a Skywatcher EQ5P. The camera is an un-modded Canon Rebel XS controlled by Nebulosity. The shots were taken unguided (obviously) at about 30 degrees. I was listening to Springsteen and Dire Straits.

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#3654255 - 03/01/10 11:45 AM Attachment (104 downloads)

This is my first attempt in trying to shoot Jupiter back in Oct. Three out of the fifty pictures I took actually came out pretty decent. Shot with a Nikon DSLR through the xt8 14mm ep.

Edited by derekdann30 (03/01/10 11:49 AM)

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#3656096 - 03/02/10 10:23 AM Attachment (112 downloads)

Ok my 2 first attempts, # 1 is the double cluster. The equipment used was an Olympus e-520 DSLR on the SN6 with a 20 second exposure. The night was partly cloudy with 10-20 MPH wind gusts. I had the ISO at 200 and I took the picture on my deck. This is what I learned:

1) Don't take picture on your deck
2) Don't take pictures when its windy

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#3656098 - 03/02/10 10:25 AM Attachment (105 downloads)

Second is off M44 when 2 things happened I dropped the flashlight and bumped the tripod and then my neighbor turned on his out side lights.

Edited by hfjacinto (03/02/10 10:25 AM)

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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3665922 - 03/07/10 03:28 PM

This weekend we got one of the few nights with clear sky the last half year. I used my camera for the first time and took my first pictures on the sky ever. Here is the results:

M101
6 x 120s
Binned 2x
http://www.gensa.se/images/astro/m101_6x120s_2bin.jpg

M13
10 x 240s
http://www.gensa.se/images/astro/m13_10x240s.jpg

I took about thirty 2 min exposures on M101 but as the clock was about 4 in the morning I left the equipment and went to bed for an hour. When I returned I discovered that the autoguider lost tracking after 6 exposures so the rest went straight to the trash. Thats why that picture is a bit vague.

Clear skies!

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#3668880 - 03/09/10 12:43 AM Attachment (84 downloads)

Quote:

Quote:

Quote:

O.K...my first attempt at AP. Taken 2-10-10 of Orion. Taken with an Explore Scientific 80mm APO triplet F/L 480mm F6 and a modded Canon XSi 450D, 40 second exposure - no processing. First time imaging use of all said equipment.

That's a great start. If you take a bunch more of those and stack them, you will get a great image. See what you get with 50x40sec or 100x40sec or even more.

Thanks Zach. I did take a bunch of subs in RAW format that night also (50 of them - 40 sec each) but I am still trying to figure out how to process. I have images Plus.

Here it is, my first image

. Processed in Images Plus 3.80 - 50 subs (40 seconds each) 10 Darks with the Canon Rebel XSi and Explore Scientific APO 80mm triplet. Images acquired on 2-10-10. Thanks to Fordracer for help with processing.

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#3669585 - 03/09/10 11:27 AM

My very first attempt, from my kitchen, Nikon D300 10 Sec subs with 300mm 2.8 lens 30 images stacked in DSS. No modification of camera no filter used, heavy light pollution.
(so indoor shot without polar alignment and through double glass)

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#3669966 - 03/09/10 02:01 PM

Quote:

From my first night of imaging:

Very nice,
Can you give more details, which scope to did imaging, what settings iso, shutter time ... how many stacked ...
Tx,
Yves.

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#3676889 - 03/12/10 02:31 PM Attachment (88 downloads)

Still experimenting with exposure time and astroimaging software (Nebulosity).....

Edited by tbone0168 (03/12/10 02:54 PM)

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#3676921 - 03/12/10 02:48 PM Attachment (191 downloads)

Here's another.....

Edited by tbone0168 (03/12/10 02:58 PM)

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#3676936 - 03/12/10 02:55 PM Attachment (159 downloads)

and another shot.....

Edited by tbone0168 (03/12/10 03:00 PM)

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#3676986 - 03/12/10 03:26 PM Attachment (145 downloads)

Last but not least.....

Edited by tbone0168 (03/12/10 03:32 PM)

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#3693208 - 03/20/10 07:51 AM

Saturn, with (I think) two visible moons (?). 3/20/10, a little past midnight. Just a snapshot, totally raw. No idea what to do next...

Zhumell Z10 (dobsonian reflector)
Celestron NexImage

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#3694137 - 03/20/10 05:31 PM Attachment (195 downloads)

Okay here's my very first astro pic. I like this one because of the colors and the few faint stars that can be seen as well. Picture taken at twilight with a Canon T1i on a tripod. No image processing was done. Not sure there is anything to do with it... still trying to learn the processing part.

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#3694526 - 03/20/10 09:24 PM

THAT is a great first image!!!
I wish I would have started with widefield imaging...I am gettign BACK to that stage many years,and much aggrevation later...

Congrats!!!
All really great images!

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#3695308 - 03/21/10 10:43 AM Attachment (166 downloads)

My first astrophotography attempt.

M42 with Pentax istDS, nine 30 sec @ISO 1600 RAW images stacked with DSS, colors auto adjusted using InfranView, no guiding, no polar alignment. Focusing handled by taking an exposure and checking it on an external monitor.

I'll be posting in the DSLR forum on next steps such as post processing, guiding, better focusing, polar alignment, etc., etc.

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#3701274 - 03/23/10 11:42 PM Attachment (122 downloads)

This is my first attempt at imaging. I used a 10.1 megapixel sony cybershot set up on a Orion steadypix camera mount looking though a 13mm Ethos

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#3704134 - 03/25/10 10:59 AM

This is my very first followed by my 2nd then 3rd try. Done with the Celestron 5SE - x2 Barlow Lense and Neximage

All done within one week. The last one was edited in Registax.

1.

4. Final Try last night after having the scope for 2 weeks. Have only been out about 6-7x due to the weather.

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#3709544 - 03/28/10 12:43 AM Attachment (136 downloads)

Here is my first attempt at AP using my D80 and my C6S ASGT.
This is at prime focus F6.3 and ISO 800.
(4) 2 min. frames and (2) 4 min. frames and (2) darks processed thru DeepskyStacker and finished in PS.

I had this posted in the DSLR imaging section 3/6

Edited by skywolf856 (03/28/10 12:46 AM)

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#3709619 - 03/28/10 02:22 AM Attachment (162 downloads)

Here is my first astrophoto and i took it with my Nikon S220 digital camera.

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#3711848 - 03/29/10 01:55 AM

My First EP Projection

3 Inch F/16 Achromat (Tasco 10TE)
1.25 - 7mm Silver Top Plossl
Canon Rebel DSLR
One Shot - 1/8 ISO 1600
No Filters

And my first Solar Shot

3 Inch F/16 Achromat (Tasco 10TE)
Prime Focus
Canon Rebel DSLR
One Shot - 1/125 ISO 400
White Light Filter

Of course, these are the best shots of many shots taken on the same event. Because, I had never done this before, I had to play and tweak to get things close. I took about 30 shots for the moon and about 12 for the Sun. Taken a couple of months ago.

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#3720135 - 04/02/10 04:17 AM Attachment (194 downloads)

My first attempt at capturing the moon through a telescope. Also first time using Registax and Registar. Image was taken with a Philips webcam at the prime focus of an old Celestron SPC-102.
Thanks for viewing

--Link to high resolution image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36576059@N03/4472594424/

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#3739266 - 04/11/10 09:19 PM Attachment (86 downloads)

2nd time using the NexImage device...I know its not much but Im getting somewhere....

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#3746024 - 04/15/10 05:32 AM Attachment (118 downloads)

100 second exposit with an orion SSDSI II with a 6 inch Celestron Newtonian
squared pixels and a "moon stretch" histogram

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#3760458 - 04/22/10 01:51 AM Attachment (111 downloads)

My First good astrophoto!!

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#3761012 - 04/22/10 11:12 AM Attachment (105 downloads)

This is my very first picture taken with unguided CPC800 and Bresser Astro Camera. I am playing now with Registax hoping that I will get some more details of something that should be ... Saturn

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#3778671 - 04/30/10 08:46 PM Attachment (87 downloads)

iphone pic. c8, 10mm ep i think

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#3780192 - 05/01/10 07:23 PM

My first attempt at this:

Lot's of learning to do yet!

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#3783767 - 05/03/10 02:16 PM

Great shot!

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#3791043 - 05/07/10 12:58 AM Attachment (137 downloads)

here is my first photo with my canon XS. 8min stacked using kit lens at 35mm.

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#3791245 - 05/07/10 08:02 AM Attachment (135 downloads)

My first ever DSO Photo -

M13
Meade LXD75 SN10
Canon XT (350D) unmodded w/ Universal UV Filter
Exposures: 4 total @ 30s (2min) @ ISO400 - 3 Darks

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#3795664 - 05/09/10 02:24 PM Attachment (131 downloads)

this is my first pic of saturn with my new lx90 8" with gps i used a meade imager for planets not a the meade lpi but a cheeper one im still trying to decide to get a dsi II or not

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#3795671 - 05/09/10 02:27 PM Attachment (106 downloads)

This is my first pic of moon with my new lx90 8" with gps i used a kodak easy share with a 26mm. meade super possel lens and a homade t mount

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#3802013 - 05/12/10 06:32 PM Attachment (90 downloads)

First time posting an image. Let's see if this works...

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#3809100 - 05/16/10 04:55 PM

My first photo

Kodak Z1285 Digital camera
Celestron 90SLT w/25mm eyepiece
Not sure why it came out with a red hue, but it got me some ooos and ahhs from a few.

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#3821249 - 05/22/10 07:36 AM Attachment (108 downloads)

My first photo using a Skywatcher 90mm on an AZ3 mount, 10mm eyepiece, Canon EOS450

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#3821321 - 05/22/10 08:44 AM Attachment (113 downloads)

My first astrophoto and done the old fashioned way: 35mm Minolta, 4" F/5 acro, Fujicolor Superia 800 exposed five minutes (unguided), processed at Walmart and scanned at 300 dpi. I have since gotten Meade and Canon camperas.

Gene

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#3823678 - 05/23/10 11:57 AM

first real try at it. done with c8, nikon d60, all were 30 secs , iso 1600. and really bad polar alignment plus totally not in focus.

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#3823681 - 05/23/10 11:58 AM Attachment (104 downloads)

oops

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#3823861 - 05/23/10 01:08 PM Attachment (83 downloads)

m57 for the first time with my new dsi2 and lx 90 8"

Edited by rbc9us (05/23/10 01:14 PM)

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#3824621 - 05/23/10 08:26 PM Attachment (96 downloads)

M13, my very first deep sky image. Taken this weekend from my back yard. Unguided on a windy night.

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[Re: obiwan1203]
#3826493 - 05/24/10 06:34 PM

I started where 90% of the first timers started.

TeleVue TV-85
Celestron CGEM
Nikon D90

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Satmax
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Loc: Speicher, Germany

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[Re: Pakmule]
#3831201 - 05/27/10 06:59 AM

My very first photo from my first light session with my new telescope. I have never attempted this before. While I waited for Orion to ship my scope to Germany, I spent everyday reading and reading and some more reading on astrophotography.
I was excited to see something like this, which I stumbled upon accident. Now I don't want to stop!

This is a 20 second exposure @ ISO 1600, unguided

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Glen
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[Re: Satmax]
#3833572 - 05/28/10 12:30 PM Attachment (107 downloads)

Well, my mount and scope came in and so I thought I would try my hand at M13. Didn't spend much time on it since the moon was out (and most of the evening was spent figuring out the mount).

Stack of (1)10sec, (1)20sec, and (3)30sec. Unguided. Cropped.

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Glen
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[Re: Glen]
#3833579 - 05/28/10 12:34 PM Attachment (101 downloads)

Oh, and I have to include my moon shot don't I?

-Glen

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NeoZavier
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[Re: Glen]
#3834280 - 05/28/10 07:00 PM

Great Shot!!!!!

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harleyd44
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Loc: Gainesville, Virginia USA

Re: Newbie Corner - Post your first astrophoto! new

[Re: NeoZavier]
#3845747 - 06/03/10 10:58 PM

M5
Finally mastered polar alignment close enough top get 60 second unguided shots

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harleyd44
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Loc: Gainesville, Virginia USA

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[Re: NeoZavier]
#3845768 - 06/03/10 11:11 PM Attachment (173 downloads)

M5
Finally mastered polar alignment close enough top get some 60 second unguided shots without streaks!
YEA! I'm on my way!

5/30/10
4x60s lights
4x60s darks
Nebulosity used for Pre and Post processing (no white balance correction as you can see)
80mm f/6 ED APO
Canon 1000D; ISO 1600
Astronomik CLS EOS-Clip pollution filter

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JS83
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[Re: Charlie Hein]
#3848415 - 06/05/10 01:44 PM Attachment (171 downloads)

This is my first ever astrophoto (really exciting)! I took it Thursday night (6-3-2010). There are 44 light frames, 3 dark frames (30 sec, ISO 800, Daylight, Noise Reduction Off). I stacked them with deepskystacker. I have processed them in CS5. My equipment is a Vixen ED80SF, Atlas EQ-G, and a T1i. I don't have an autoguider. I did a rough polar alignment. I would love any comments you have. I had to crop it to fit.

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rbc9us
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[Re: harleyd44]
#3848503 - 06/05/10 02:49 PM Attachment (117 downloads)

my first try at the m 27 i used meade dsi2 15 sec exp lx90 gps 8" centrell Illinois

Edited by rbc9us (06/05/10 02:58 PM)

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ericnau
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[Re: harleyd44]
#3864690 - 06/14/10 04:37 PM Attachment (143 downloads)

Not quite my first astrophoto, but my first in dark skies:

Optics: Orion EON 80ED apochromatic refractor
Mount: Orion Sirius w/ GoTo, unguided
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT at prime focus
Date: July 2009
Location: Soda Springs, CA
Exposure: Four 120-second exposures (8 minutes total)
Processing: Photoschop CS4

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obiwan1203
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[Re: ericnau]
#3869201 - 06/16/10 07:37 PM

This is the first "real" photo that I took and precessed my self.

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obiwan1203
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[Re: obiwan1203]
#3869204 - 06/16/10 07:38 PM Attachment (116 downloads)

Let'as try that again...
This is the first "real" photo that I took and precessed my self.

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kbagastro
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[Re: obiwan1203]
#3871281 - 06/17/10 09:17 PM Attachment (104 downloads)

This was my first astrophoto. It was taken by holding camera (lumix dmc-fz20) to eyepiece. No extra processing minus cropping picture a bit. Pretty terrible ha but hey, it was mine!

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