Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Beginning Imaging Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 cvedeler Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/20/05 Posts: 1519 Loc: Scottsdale, AZ First Moon       #1563652 - 04/24/07 10:48 AM Attachment (31 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is my first image of the moon taken with my AP160 and my SPC900NC webcam last night 4/23. It is roughly centered on Maurolycus. -------------------- Chris Vedeler Astro-Physics 160EDF Astro-Physics 900GTO Orion 80mm Guidescope Canon EOS XT modified with Baader filter by Hap Griffin Meade DSI Pro / Philips SPC900NC webcam ---------------------------- www.aznightsky.com Scottsdale, AZ Post Extras:       lernerda sage Reged: 01/21/07 Posts: 353 Loc: New Jersey 40.0 N 74.9 W Re: First Moon [Re: cvedeler]       #1563696 - 04/24/07 11:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   nice first image!! -------------------- David www.seeingafterdark.com Meade LX90GPS 8" SCT, Meade ETX 90, 10" f6 Dobsonian Meade DSI-C, Meade DSI Pro II with IRGB filter set, Philips SPC900NC Webcam Televue 3X Barlow, Meade 6.3 FR, 3.3FR Meade 4000 set, ranging from 6.4 to 40mm, Planetary, LP, UHC, and Ha Filters 25x100 Busnell, 20X80 Konus Binocs, and homemade P-mount Post Extras:       Darren1968 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 02/04/05 Posts: 766 Loc: Ontario, Canada Re: First Moon [Re: cvedeler]       #1563745 - 04/24/07 11:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great first moon image! Focus looks good. Next time, maybe try reducing the brightness of the frames that you are capturing to help avoid blowing out the detail on the right side. Darren -------------------- GSO 8" f/4 Newt. Skywatcher 80ED Pro Meade ETX-125 5"Mak Mount: EQ6 Pro Canon 300D homepage: http://home.cogeco.ca/~dpursel ToUcam Pro II Post Extras:       cvedeler Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/20/05 Posts: 1519 Loc: Scottsdale, AZ Re: First Moon [Re: Darren1968]       #1563799 - 04/24/07 12:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks lernerda. Thanks Darren. Since the moon is so bright, I opted to let the software control the exposure. It looked good on the screen. I suppose I could stretch the contrast. Thanks for the tip! -------------------- Chris Vedeler Astro-Physics 160EDF Astro-Physics 900GTO Orion 80mm Guidescope Canon EOS XT modified with Baader filter by Hap Griffin Meade DSI Pro / Philips SPC900NC webcam ---------------------------- www.aznightsky.com Scottsdale, AZ Post Extras:       John Carruthers Skiprat Reged: 02/02/07 Posts: 1701 Loc: Kent, UK Re: First Moon [Re: cvedeler]       #1563807 - 04/24/07 12:17 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Impressed It amazes me how fast the technology has moved in the last decade, and how amateurs are now producing images limited only by the seeing, that rival professional images only 20 years ago. -------------------- Jc ATM 10" F6.1, 1/25th wave spec (max wavefront error +/- 1/12.6 in zone 4 of 6, sodium light ) 6" F7 spec 127mm F9.4 Refractor 10 x 50 bin ETX80 (finder) Canon 20D and a curious mind Post Extras:       GUNER Pooh-Bah Reged: 07/19/04 Posts: 1305 Loc: Bedminster,NJ USA Re: First Moon [Re: John Carruthers]       #1563827 - 04/24/07 12:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice shot Chris. I have a ton of stuff from 4/22 of the moon. I hope I get something this good. -------------------- Thomas 12" SuperCharged LX-200 GPS!!! TAK SKY 90 on a Vixen Skypod Stacked GOLD!PST/EXT-70AT/DSX-125 Infinity 2-1 CCD Camera with Lucam Recorder Custom Scientific 1.25" LRGB filters Post Extras:       Zyxlor Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/10/05 Posts: 2120 Loc: St. Cloud, FL Re: First Moon [Re: GUNER]       #1564022 - 04/24/07 02:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good job! -------------------- Zyxlor ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tak TSA-102S Tak EM-200 Temma 2 Meade 10" LX200 OTA now removed from forks- OTA is now rigged to go onto Tak mount. Celestron EB80 Piggy backed on TSA102 or 10" SCT which ever is in use! Meade DSI Pro II (a great guiding camera!) Philips Toucam Philips 900NC SBIG STL-11000M Astrodon LRGBH 50mm Post Extras:       cvedeler Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/20/05 Posts: 1519 Loc: Scottsdale, AZ Re: First Moon [Re: Zyxlor]       #1564633 - 04/24/07 07:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks everyone. John, it does amaze me how easy it is to get really good images with a $60 webcam. Even 10 years ago it would be quite challenging to get images like this without very expensive gear. I was thinking it may be fun to create a mosaic of the whole moon. The fact that I can take 50 images in 10 seconds I could cover the whole moon in no time... -------------------- Chris Vedeler Astro-Physics 160EDF Astro-Physics 900GTO Orion 80mm Guidescope Canon EOS XT modified with Baader filter by Hap Griffin Meade DSI Pro / Philips SPC900NC webcam ---------------------------- www.aznightsky.com Scottsdale, AZ Post Extras:       s58y Post Laureate Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 4850 Loc: Eastern NY Re: First Moon [Re: cvedeler]       #1564734 - 04/24/07 07:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great moon image. It's hard to believe it's your first -- my first didn't look anything like this. -------------------- Hutech 30D, SBIG ST-402 autoguider SV80S, SV66 guidescope AP900, G-11, Barndoor tracker http://www.pbase.com/s58y Post Extras:       Dr Nick scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/27/06 Posts: 798 Loc: Glen Innes, NSW, Australia Re: First Moon [Re: s58y]       #1565386 - 04/25/07 01:32 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sharp! Well done! -------------------- Clear Skies, Nick http://www.NicksAstronomy.com Sky Watcher 8" f/5 Newtonian(which I got when I was 10yrs old and 5yrs later I'm still adding to) w/JMI motofocus/standard, axis guider. ToUcam Pro w/Phillips vlounge/registax/and Virtual Dub, DSI Pro II w/envisage/photoshop cs2/, Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 7 registered and 12 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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