john D
All you have to do is ask!!
Reged: 08/05/07
Posts: 4973
Loc: Midlothian, VA
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one more.
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Meade ETX-125
Meade LXD55 mount
Philips SPC900NC webcam
Seymour Solar filter
Backyard Observatory
 -Midlothian VA
--Land Of The Free Because Of The Brave--
Edited by john D (07/22/08 12:06 PM)
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Kolenka
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/01/08
Posts: 600
Loc: Seattle Area, WA, USA
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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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Meade 10" LX200R
Orion 80ED
Nagler 7T6, 9T6, 13T6, 17T4, 26T5
Canon XSi (Modded), TIS DMK 31AF03
Northwest Astro Photoblog
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Yedgy
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Reged: 07/22/08
Posts: 78
Loc: Phoenix, AZ, USA
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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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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. - Carl Sagan
- Stellarvue SV70ED
- Stellarvue SV102ED
- Celestron 8" SCT
- Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD
- Canon EOS 450D
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shane1
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Reged: 04/21/08
Posts: 11
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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
sage
Reged: 07/03/08
Posts: 237
Loc: Katy, Texas
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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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palerider
member
Reged: 06/19/08
Posts: 72
Loc: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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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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Reged: 08/17/08
Posts: 18
Loc: Charlotte, NC
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Sony DSC-H2 digital held to a 25mm eyepiece on a 6" Dynascope....Dee
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Taqyon
sage
Reged: 06/17/08
Posts: 268
Loc: Cape Town, South Africa
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Almost forgot, here are my first efforts:
Thanks everybody!
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DaemonGPF
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/22/08
Posts: 1480
Loc: New Mexico
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It's interesting to see that most everyone starts with the Moon, Juptier, or Saturn.
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-Josh
*Orion Starblast Imaging 150mm OTA
*Orion Starblast Imaging 114mm OTA
*Meade 50mm AR short tube OTA
*Meade DSI Pro IIc
*Orion Starshoot DSCI
*CG5 mount
http://cleardarksky.com/c/AlbuqNMkey.html
My Messier Project Gallery
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Tord Hoppe
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Reged: 10/17/07
Posts: 21
Loc: Stockholm, Sweden
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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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10X 50 binos
15X 70 binos
Meade ETX-70
8" GSO Dobson
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cam1936
sage
Reged: 08/01/08
Posts: 242
Loc: Alberta, Canada
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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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C8-SGT
Nikon 10x50 Action Ex
Canon 350D
Manfrotto tripod
Various EPs and accesories
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BrianFitz
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Reged: 07/17/08
Posts: 58
Loc: Northern California
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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
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Fitz
Meade LX200R 10" F/10 ~ "Supercharged"
WO EP's / Televue diagonal
New QHY8
Philips SPC 900
20X80 Celestron / 7X50 Meade Binos
“Lots of "Dreams”
“Someday, when I grow up…..” –know what; I don’t think I’ll ever grow up!;)
Edited by BrianFitz (09/07/08 05:44 PM)
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WildBill
sage
Reged: 07/07/08
Posts: 273
Loc: Batesville Ar USA
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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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Edge Of The Ozarks Arkansas
Meade 70AZ-A 70mm
Celestron NexStar 114SLT
Kodak Z710 Digital
Canon T50 35mm
+35.82/-091.57
WildBill
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tagew
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Reged: 05/02/05
Posts: 33
Loc: Stockholm, Sweden N59°20' E18°...
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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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DarkHorse
journeyman
Reged: 08/28/08
Posts: 5
Loc: Gloucester UK
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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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Only seen Jupiter and 4 moons, took some Lunar snaps... UK weather and Chinese optics enit!
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Rob Diehl
newbie
Reged: 09/17/08
Posts: 1
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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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Reged: 09/07/08
Posts: 38
Loc: Whistler BC
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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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Reged: 06/12/08
Posts: 205
Loc: NE Ohio
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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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Mike
71 Messiers
155 total DSOs
6 planets
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johnny9s
member
Reged: 09/07/08
Posts: 38
Loc: Whistler BC
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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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Reged: 09/15/08
Posts: 16
Loc: N. Suburbs Chicago
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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
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Vixen ED80SF
Meade 8" S/N
G11 Mount w/Gemini
Orion SSDSI V2
OAG/Orion ST80/PHD
20x80 Steiner
Edited by lowdog (09/25/08 03:12 PM)
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