first attempt at astrophotography

here,s my first attempt at astrophotography i was out tonight and had my trusty 200p dob and a canon 1100d
had a few go,s at it this is the best of the bunch .the exp was 1/25 iso 100 focal length 50mm and a few crossed frozen fingers.

......a lot better than my first attempt. You will enjoy every improvement you make & get a great kick out of seeing what YOU captured....Just watch the hole in your pocket ..... it seems to get bigger also as you try different ideas

Kinch

Hi there , better than my first attempt as well,
You could try ,Exp,s of 1/250 to 1/. 500 it will help you no end.
well done.

Alan

Well done. My first attempt was very similar - pointed a little pocket camera through the eyepiece of an old 114mm reflector.

Kinch has sage advice - I'm only really getting to experiment with webcam and DSLR astrophotography. It's rewarding when I see improvements but I've bought a decent amount of gear (albeit nothing compared to the people who invest in mid to high-end cameras/mounts/telescopes...)

EDIT: A nice, cheap way of improving DSLR images is to invest in a remote shutter cable. This allows you to take the shot without having to touch the camera. If you're somewhat technically literate you can try making one yourself. I built one from an old set of heaphones (connector and cable), a momentary switch and a used eye-dropper bottle. Some of the Canon DSLR's also have an IR activated shutter. www.doc-diy.net/photo/remote_pinout/#canon

Nice attempt there astroman, as Al says, since the moon is very bright and that 8inch has great light gathering power, try to reduce the exposure time, you'll get a nice sharp image, and even better detail too

Keith..

hi thanks for comments as i still in the process of learning more advice the better .i did purchase one of those cheap shutter cables its doing the job at the moment ,i think ,but here,s looking for more clear skies .by the way i,m looking for some advice was wondering about a cg4 mount are the any good as i heard you can get a motor drive for them how dear are these motors and are they any good for astrophotography .thanks val