Hey All, I'm selling my Meade ETX 125PE 5" Going to a bigger scope. Alan For Sale MEADE ETX 125PE 5" Maksutove-Cassegrain GOTO Photos are in Alan's ETX 125PE...
I'm getting ready to buy a DSLR for astrophotography work. A local camera store has a new Nikon D40 with a zoom lens on sale for 250 euros. For Greece, where...
This image is much better than my last attempt at this beautiful galaxy. I have a long way to go yet, but this is definitely a step in the right direction. As...
[:)] Hi and welcome all 31 members. What are you all up to. It's our cloudy season here. Alan Group owner & Founder Windy Ridge Observatory Three Rivers, Mi ...
I am on the fence on this once. This is my first wide-field attempt at anything in this rich region of the sky, near Sagittarius and, thus the center of the...
G'day All, I was in the Middle East last week for a short holiday. I managed to get a nice photo at the old port city of Jaffa, Israel. The photo was taken at...
Here is a photo I took of M13 last night. Used a 6" f/5 Newtonian reflector with a dual clock drive (all low-end Orion), 2x Barlow, and D40. Ended up with 10...
Hi All, Just wanted to say welcome to all 26 members. We are all her to share and learn about Astrophotography with the Nikon D40. Alan D. Otterson Windy Ridge...
I tried taking pictures of M13 two nights ago using my 6" f/5 Newtonian with a 2X Barlow lens (D40 does'nt come close to focusing otherwise). Realized that...
Hi all, Newbie question: I want to connect my D40 to a Newtonian reflector to take some astrophotos. I understand my configuration is very standard, I am using...
Between clouds tonight, I got out with my 8" LX200 and shot M51. Been dying to attempt this galaxy. You really need a lot of long exposures for this galaxy. I...
Hi all, Just returned from a wonderful holiday at Brisbane Gold Coast, had a great time there and it was especially good that I managed some stargazing at the...
Hi And Welcom to all new members, What is every one up to, Alan Group Founder & Owner Windy Ridge Observatory Three Rivers, MiNikon D40 Celestron Vintage C8 ...
Hi All, Just wanted to let you all know that we placed mu Mom in a Nursing Home. Starting Tuesday I will be back postonk and catching up on your posts. keep up...
Thanks for the comments guys!! Changed the processing in DSS and got a nicer result! I used MEDIAN COMBINATION METHOD as opposed to AVERAGE COMBINATION METHOD....
First attempt, also used a Meade DSI as an autoguider for this shot. Came out okay! Image Details: * William Optics 66mm Petzval with Nikon D40 DSLR * Guided...
Hey All, Sorry I haven't been around for a while, but my mother passed away on the 16th and so I have been busy with all of that. Once We get everything taken...
Gday, Haven't posted for a while. Anyway, hope everyone is doing okay! I imaged Comet Lulin the other night. Through a fair bit of light pollution, however....
The last few nights I have been experimenting with star trail long exposure shots from my back garden. Nothing too impressive resulted from these tests, as the...
Hi All, Glad to see some of you are taking cool photos, Well it's just to cold for me (up to 8 degrees Below at night) to go out and shoot any photos. Keep up...
Hi all, I am interested in trying out my D40. Just getting started. Here is what I have thus far: http://starpass.wordpress.com/ Just want to try to get nice...
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