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]]> Comment on M42 Quick and Dirty by admin http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/2009/12/29/m42-quick-and-dirty/comment-page-1/#comment-61 admin Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:07:49 +0000 http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/?p=224#comment-61 Limited budget was my primary reason for selecting the canon 1000D, and discussion with other experienced astro photographers. It has excellent noise levels and the ability to completely remote control the camera from a laptop, both of which put it high on my list. The next step is to modify it which I'm hoping to do in the first half of this year. Limited budget was my primary reason for selecting the canon 1000D, and discussion with other experienced astro photographers.

It has excellent noise levels and the ability to completely remote control the camera from a laptop, both of which put it high on my list.

The next step is to modify it which I’m hoping to do in the first half of this year.

]]> Comment on M42 Quick and Dirty by Lar McCarthy http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/2009/12/29/m42-quick-and-dirty/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Lar McCarthy Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:51:18 +0000 http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/?p=224#comment-60 Excellent photos. I'm thinking of buying a Canon 1000d, would you recommend it, I know it's not as good as the 450d or 500d but i've a limited budget! You have got some good results from your 1000d - unmodified? Any thoughts? Excellent photos. I’m thinking of buying a Canon 1000d, would you recommend it, I know it’s not as good as the 450d or 500d but i’ve a limited budget! You have got some good results from your 1000d – unmodified? Any thoughts?

]]> Comment on More Lunar Imaging by admin http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/2009/12/04/more-lunar-imaging/comment-page-1/#comment-55 admin Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:22:17 +0000 http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/?p=207#comment-55 Hi Clive, the only filter I used on my moon shots was a cheap skywatcher light pollution filter. I use my laptop to control the camera as you can then view the image on a nice large screen which helps with getting the focus right. You might also want to look into getting (or making) a bahtinov mask and using that to focus on a bright start first. This shot is also a stack of 30 images, processed in registax which greatly improves the data. Tim. Hi Clive, the only filter I used on my moon shots was a cheap skywatcher light pollution filter. I use my laptop to control the camera as you can then view the image on a nice large screen which helps with getting the focus right. You might also want to look into getting (or making) a bahtinov mask and using that to focus on a bright start first.

This shot is also a stack of 30 images, processed in registax which greatly improves the data.

Tim.

]]> Comment on More Lunar Imaging by clive http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/2009/12/04/more-lunar-imaging/comment-page-1/#comment-54 clive Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:13:08 +0000 http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/?p=207#comment-54 hello your moon shots very nice iv jest started in astrophotograpy im usesing 1000d on the moon do i need high quality filter for moon the shots iv done r not to bad but not clear as some iv seen iv been useing live view for forcusing and a 2 + ballow i would love to know thanks hello your moon shots very nice iv jest started in astrophotograpy im usesing 1000d on the moon do i need high quality filter for moon the shots iv done r not to bad but not clear as some iv seen iv been useing live view for forcusing and a 2 + ballow i would love to know thanks

]]> Comment on A busy month, but nothing to show! by admin http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/2009/10/19/a-busy-month-but-nothing-to-show/comment-page-1/#comment-33 admin Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:15:36 +0000 http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/?p=191#comment-33 Thanks Mike, I had not thought to look at the guide settings in the starbook itself, though I don't know why. I'll have a look at that on the next clear night and report back on my findings. Tim Powell. Thanks Mike, I had not thought to look at the guide settings in the starbook itself, though I don’t know why. I’ll have a look at that on the next clear night and report back on my findings.

Tim Powell.

]]> Comment on A busy month, but nothing to show! by Mike Fowler http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/2009/10/19/a-busy-month-but-nothing-to-show/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Mike Fowler Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:39:13 +0000 http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/?p=191#comment-32 Hi, Be sure that your Starbook Autoguide speed is set to at least 10. You can choose between 1 and 20 with 1 being very slow at .1x sideral rate 10 being 1x sideral rate and 20 being 2x sideral rate. Mike Fowler Vixen Optics www.vixenoptics.com Hi,

Be sure that your Starbook Autoguide speed is set to at least 10. You can choose between 1 and 20 with 1 being very slow at .1x sideral rate 10 being 1x sideral rate and 20 being 2x sideral rate.

Mike Fowler
Vixen Optics
http://www.vixenoptics.com

]]> Comment on Finally! by craig http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/2009/04/23/47/comment-page-1/#comment-4 craig Fri, 01 May 2009 23:28:39 +0000 http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/?p=47#comment-4 .. sites looking good, really impressed with that image. How did you work on the colours? .. sites looking good, really impressed with that image. How did you work on the colours?

]]> Comment on Damn Clouds by Tim Powell http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/2009/03/26/16/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Tim Powell Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:06:03 +0000 http://www.jekstream.net/?p=16#comment-3 Thanks Sarah, it's not really ready yet, I need to get some more content up, get some more pictures up of the shed and what have you. But it's definitely a start! Thanks Sarah, it’s not really ready yet, I need to get some more content up, get some more pictures up of the shed and what have you. But it’s definitely a start!

]]> Comment on Damn Clouds by Sarah http://www.veryamateur.co.uk/2009/03/26/16/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Sarah Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:41:18 +0000 http://www.jekstream.net/?p=16#comment-2 Tim I love the fact you have produced this site - it is really wonderful, and the more you do to it the better it will be! Love the phrase 'you can't polish a turd'. Made me laugh out loud and I will begin to use this phrase wherever I can! Sarah xx Tim I love the fact you have produced this site – it is really wonderful, and the more you do to it the better it will be!
Love the phrase ‘you can’t polish a turd’. Made me laugh out loud and I will begin to use this phrase wherever I can!
Sarah xx

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