CCD vs Film? Lots of time vs no patience? Alright, this is your place to discuss all the astrophotography what's and what's not. You can discuss about techniques, accessories, cameras, whatever....just make sure you also post some nice photos here too!
My QHY5 is working now.
Here is the first light on Mars taken yesterday as a quick test.
Even I still need to test more. I'm quite happy with the first result
Reduced saturation a bit
Image:
Taken on 2230hrs Yangon Time, Stacked Image of 37 (1282x1050) frames. Stacked & Process in Registax, Resampled 2x, Resized 75%, Croped in Nero PhotoSnap Editor as I haven't reinstall PS3. Equipment:
114mm, 900mm, Reflector on undriven equatorial mount. x2 Barlow. QHY5 Camera. Capture using HDCap software.
8-)
boothee
1150mm, 254mm, Newtonion Reflector on EQ5 Mount with dual axis DK3 drive, QHY5 Camera, Canon 300D + Kit Lens, Yangon, Myanmar.
GOOD! I saw your long conversation with Mr Qiu over the other forum, but now good to know that finally it works. This picture shows the effectiveness of a long focus newtonian as a planetary scope and the careful focussing you have done.
[80% Steve, 20% Alfred] ------- Probability of Clear Skies = (Age of newest equipment in days) / [(Number of observers) * (Total Aperture of all telescopes present in mm)]
Yes Meng Lee! Try this. . . try that . . . and camera works after 4 pages of discussion. Finally he write a new system file for me & other VIA chip set users. That makes the camera work.
Yah! It is time to shoot Mars!
boothee
1150mm, 254mm, Newtonion Reflector on EQ5 Mount with dual axis DK3 drive, QHY5 Camera, Canon 300D + Kit Lens, Yangon, Myanmar.
That's a nice pic Boothee! I observed Mars last night too with the 80mm refractor, with the red filter at 222x, the surface features look just like that.
