Helicon's First Ever Astrophoto: Subject the Moon
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And so it begins
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The dark side seems to get us all, one way or another...
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Put your money where your mount is
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Nice.
While UlteriorModem is correct about "put your money where the mount is" I'm considering putting a nearly pristine, barely used Canon 60Da kit on the market.
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Be careful..... That first step is a doooooozy!
Looking forward to your complete transformation to the dark side like Bryan. (The forum software wants to change the "like" before Bryan, to "Luke".... )
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Rich man or poor man notwithstanding.
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Thanks for sharing this with us on here Michael, and now on to your next astrophotography adventure.
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Really nice job Michael!helicon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:16 pm I snapped this last night at 10:07 PM Pacific utilizing my Z10 at 40x coupled with a Google Pixel XL Phone held over the path of light from the eyepiece, hence a poor man's version of eyepiece projection. It was a dewy night so there was a slight bit of condensation on the eyepiece glass, considering the moon was full and not very detailed here is the pic. (Well, at least you can tell it's the moon)
moon_image.jpg
Despite the condensation, your image looks really good! Maybe a little less exposure might bring out more detail.
It is really fun "capturing" stuff!
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Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
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Too much Towa glass/mirrors.
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Pixel 3? Those cameras have their limitations. I recommend getting an equatorial motorized tracking mount then let's talk about pixels. Welcome to the club!helicon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 10:39 pm Yeah Tom. I've been spending some time this afternoon googling about Pixels and AP. Apparently the Pixel 3 has a low-light level AP mode you can turn on. Can't find anything for the Pixel 1 (which I have) but I am trying to see if I can reduce exposure time slightly to avoid the image washout.
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