First Pic with NEW Scope - 20 day old Moon

legoman_iac · 23rd of February 2011 (Wed)

Heya fellow POTN'ers ... been researching and following astro-threads on here for the past 14 months or so, been bugging lots of people, asking lots of questions and going in circles ... so firstly, special thanks to all who have helped out!

Been shooting with my standard gear, wide and zoom lenses on a tripod for a while and finally bit the bullet and invested in an 80mm refractor and HEQ5 Pro, absolutley fantastic bit of kit!!!

Ofcourse ... not so many clear nights with my new (and first!) scope setup/cloud magnet, so shooting the moon in the meantime.

This is my first photograph, taken this morning about 640am, using my Orion ED 80T CF, prime focus, mount used just as a tripod as it was already daylight when I got outside, focus was tricky with the scope pointing straight up and didn't bother connecting my laptop for PC Live View so just winged the focus with the camera's own Live View standing on my head, minimal RAW conversion PP done, C&C very much welcomed:

100% Crop version linked: here.

Kind Regards,
Daniel

p.s. Can't wait to try this at night time on the next clear skies we get!!!

SteveInNZ · 23rd of February 2011 (Wed)

Way to go Daniel. Congratulations.

Steve.

Celestron · 23rd of February 2011 (Wed)

Very nice for your first moon image . Lot better than any of my moons for sure !.

paul3221 · 24th of February 2011 (Thu)

Very nice image!

legoman_iac · 24th of February 2011 (Thu)

Thanks guys ... though, I've realised I was a little mis-leading. It's not my first EVER moon pic, but my first photo using my brand new, first ever, telescope ... just wish my parents had gotten me one when I was a kid .. all these year's I've been missing out on the night sky!

How's the PP on this though, I see a lot of people boosting contrast a fair bit more than I have ... jsut didn't want to go too far. Recently starting reading up on 'Image Sharpening', haven't done any on this yet.

As mentioned, I've spent the last year or so reading up on astro-stuff, and trying my hand at astrophotography, started stacking very short subs but now that I have a mount I'm good to go for long exposure shots!!!

- dSc

mjcarson · 24th of February 2011 (Thu)

Grats on the shot and mostly on the new scope! Good luck with you AP, and look forward to seeing more shots.

Kingrich · 2nd of March 2011 (Wed)

ArcticShooter · 3rd of March 2011 (Thu)

wow, this is great

23rd of February 2011 (Wed)	#1
legoman_iac Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 184	First Pic with NEW Scope - 20 day old Moon Heya fellow POTN'ers ... been researching and following astro-threads on here for the past 14 months or so, been bugging lots of people, asking lots of questions and going in circles ... so firstly, special thanks to all who have helped out! Been shooting with my standard gear, wide and zoom lenses on a tripod for a while and finally bit the bullet and invested in an 80mm refractor and HEQ5 Pro, absolutley fantastic bit of kit!!! Ofcourse ... not so many clear nights with my new (and first!) scope setup/cloud magnet, so shooting the moon in the meantime. This is my first photograph, taken this morning about 640am, using my Orion ED 80T CF, prime focus, mount used just as a tripod as it was already daylight when I got outside, focus was tricky with the scope pointing straight up and didn't bother connecting my laptop for PC Live View so just winged the focus with the camera's own Live View standing on my head, minimal RAW conversion PP done, C&C very much welcomed: 100% Crop version linked: here. Kind Regards, Daniel p.s. Can't wait to try this at night time on the next clear skies we get!!!

23rd of February 2011 (Wed)	#2
SteveInNZ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,071 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First Pic with NEW Scope - 20 day old Moon Way to go Daniel. Congratulations. Steve. __________________ "Treat every photon with respect" - David Malin.

23rd of February 2011 (Wed)	#3
Celestron Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 6,312	Re: First Pic with NEW Scope - 20 day old Moon Very nice for your first moon image . Lot better than any of my moons for sure !. __________________ Ron "Still Learning" Flickr http://home.grandecom.net/~r.hodges/

24th of February 2011 (Thu)	#4
paul3221 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,657 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First Pic with NEW Scope - 20 day old Moon Very nice image! __________________ Paul 5DII, 60D, 10-22, 17-40L, 24-105L, Tokina 11-16, and a bunch of other stuff. Flickr/Fluidr 500px Facebook Photography Page

24th of February 2011 (Thu)	#5
legoman_iac Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 184	Re: First Pic with NEW Scope - 20 day old Moon Thanks guys ... though, I've realised I was a little mis-leading. It's not my first EVER moon pic, but my first photo using my brand new, first ever, telescope ... just wish my parents had gotten me one when I was a kid .. all these year's I've been missing out on the night sky! How's the PP on this though, I see a lot of people boosting contrast a fair bit more than I have ... jsut didn't want to go too far. Recently starting reading up on 'Image Sharpening', haven't done any on this yet. As mentioned, I've spent the last year or so reading up on astro-stuff, and trying my hand at astrophotography, started stacking very short subs but now that I have a mount I'm good to go for long exposure shots!!! - dSc

24th of February 2011 (Thu)	#6
mjcarson Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SF Bay Area, CA USA Posts: 56 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First Pic with NEW Scope - 20 day old Moon Grats on the shot and mostly on the new scope! Good luck with you AP, and look forward to seeing more shots. __________________ Matt Stellarvue 90mm Fluorite, AstroTech 111mm and 72mm, Celestron CPS 1100, Losmandy GM-8, Canon 5D, Canon 1DII, Modified 450D, 70-200L IS, 24-105L IS, 16-35L (obviously more astronomy gear than knowledge) Last edited by mjcarson : 24th of February 2011 (Thu) at 20:40.

2nd of March 2011 (Wed)	#7
Kingrich Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17	Re: First Pic with NEW Scope - 20 day old Moon nice

3rd of March 2011 (Thu)	#8
ArcticShooter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Arctic Norway (Tromsø) Posts: 1,823 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First Pic with NEW Scope - 20 day old Moon wow, this is great __________________ Helge The Aurora season is here. Yeah My gear My Flickr G+

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