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 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...
Siti, Those are really good, what is your exposure information and technique for your shots? I live on Lake Huron in Northern Michigan and plan to use my D40...
Thanks! The photos were taken at a focal length of 20mm, f/4, ISO400, exposure of 30s each. I used the camera on a fixed tripod, and took 2 images (for each...
Thank you, I have been doing a similar thing but have not stacked the photos. I am have encountered the problem of having a hard time focusing on the star...
One method I use is to zoom in on a brighter star, focus on it, then zoom out. That usually gets me pretty close. Then it's a matter of iterative short...
Hi, Yes, I did the same thing.. tried to focus on brighter stars first or distant objects and then took shots to test out the focus. For the startrails shots I...
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...
... It is looking good Phil. M51 is well placed for imaging at the moment and I hope to get some good attempts at it soon. While the weather was good I got...
Thanks! I am not getting as sharp an image as I'd like. I need to concentrate more on focusing. My drive is tracking okay unguided. I dunno. DSO images are...
it feels good when you get to image something u've always wanted too, right? :) and the m51 turned out great! I've never tried astroimaging with tracking just...
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...
... The camera body has no focal length. Only a lens or mirror has a focal length. Capturing an image with a camera does not give you a fixed magnification...
Thanks Alan and Bud. Bud's response led me to read some other forums where the question of magnification in astrophotography has been discussed....and the...
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...
... You don't necessarily need to download a raw file to focus. You can check focus using the LCD on the back of the camera by enlarging a portion of the...
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...
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...
________________________________ From: Carlos Davila <comunerito@...> To: Nikon Astrophotography <TheNikonD40AstrophotogrphyGroup@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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...
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