New Image: first photo with new telescope 12/25/2023

[Jnicholes]

I received a Nexstar 8SE for Christmas today. I also got a solar filter. I decided to try some solar viewing to get used to this new telescope. Here is the result so far.

I am still getting used to this telescope, but please let me know what you think of this first photo with it.

[AstroBee]

Merry Christmas.

There's three parts to a good photo, Framing, Exposure, Focus.
You nailed the framing and exposure, just need to figure out the focus. It's a process and we all start like this.

[Jnicholes]

Merry Christmas.

There's three parts to a good photo, Framing, Exposure, Focus.
You nailed the framing and exposure, just need to figure out the focus. It's a process and we all start like this.

I actually noticed that. I took another picture with a different eyepiece and got this on the second attempt.

This was with a brand new 25mm plossl eyepiece and my phone.i used the editing function on my phone to get this.

[StarHugger]

Nice scope and Solar first light, Critical focus is a term often thrown around doing Solar imaging...

Mainly because of the thermal instability issues involved in attempting to visually observe or image Sol that we speak of focus so critically, really just means zoom in super close with your cameras settings and rock the focuser very slowly in the area of focus until a window of thermal stability presents itself allowing a more precise focus while also making sure to aclimate the scope even if its a refractor to the ambient outside or interrior observing structure temps.

Never leave a solar scope unattended and always make sure the Solar filter is secured properly before each session...

And last but not least, Best of luck from the StarHugger and Merry Christmas indeed!