Comment on lunar moon shot through scope by ~pynipple

Sweet shot! Looking forward to some more!

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-Chrissyo [link]

thanks, I'm also looking forward to it ... I'm trying really hard to figure out a way to get a permanent base for a scope at my house ... maybe a storage shed with a retractable roof or something

I'm moving away from the Twin Cities about 2 hours south where there are nice and clear skies all the time … once I'm set up out there with all my gear being set up all the time I should be able to really get some work out

My biggest problem is taking out and setting up my scope, computer and all of my camera gear … it just takes so long and is so much effort that I don’t get out and do it too often, but if I can get a permanent observatory set up a home for cheap then I’ll be out there almost every night

Thanks again for the fav’s … and your ----GALLERY---- RULES

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A poor photographer can make any lens look bad, but the best lens cannot improve a poor photographer.

Moving away from light pollution will be good! There's nothing quite like some clear skies.

I agree with you about setting up - it's so annoying! Especially when the clouds start to drift over when you've just finished setting up. I love the dobsonian mount so much because of this, you can just take it out, plop it down and get observing. Quick and easy.

Thanks for the kind words about my gallery!

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-Chrissyo [link]

Awesome shot! I'm jealous
I bet you've heard of the eclipse next week (feb 20th)

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"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know." --Diane Arbus

Great shot!

I have a love/hate relationship with my 1Ds MkII. How in the world do you keep the sensor clean? Mine continuously collects dust and is driving me up the wall. I'm ready to trade it in. My old 20D was never anywhere near this bad.

Great photo. - Phil

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Inspire others IF you are able

Thank you very much Phil ... I've been a long time fan and watcher of your GALLERY - great stuff in there

thanks again for the comment and the ...

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A poor photographer can make any lens look bad, but the best lens cannot improve a poor photographer.

Thanks very much indeed and for your kind comments on my gallery, I am really pleased you enjoy it. Keep up the good work!! - Phil

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Inspire others IF you are able

Awesome shot. I always wanted to try this but I never had the patience to find the right eyepiece and focus it correctly. The quality of these shots is pretty good. There's not much chromatic abberation. Was it a particularly good telescope?

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Macro photography is where it's at! ~macrophoto

thanks ... it's a Meade LX200GPS with the upgraded UHTC coatings - I wouldn't call it a professional scope, it was around $5500 US for the scope/accessories + another $1600 for the eyepieces all brand new – of course I could have saved money and purchased used gear but I didn’t see any for sale at the time I got mine

one kind of unnecessary expense for me was the eyepieces, I really splurged and got the nicest eyepiece set I would buy, which will last me a life time regardless of any upgraded scopes I may end up with in the future, so this was more of an investment than a purchase … the scope itself I consider a purchase because I will be selling it to buy a new one in a few years or less and I will undoubtedly lost money on the scope

as far as CA, I haven't noticed a problem with this scope at all, but maybe I've just been lucky so far ... what I can say is that I would recommend one of these scopes for just about anyone ... I've seen them for sale (complete for less than $2400) ... if you can afford it, it's an incredible way to get into the hobby and this scope is still small enough for 2 people to tear down and assemble if you want to take it to a star party - from what I've seen, this is about the largest Schmitt-Cassegrain a person would want to consider as a "portable" unit

as far as build quality, it’s just amazingly well made and super easy to use and the image quality kind of speaks for itself … and remember, this was my first time out with the scope/camera combo and I was just messing around – I would guess that someone with some real astrophotographic skill could make a lot of money from the print revenue after a good photo shoot or two with one of these

I kind of wish I would have gotten the 16" version, but I don't currently have a permanent mount for it ... I'm hoping to have a permanent stationary observatory in the back of my house sometime in the next 4-5 years and then I will have either the 16" or maybe even a 20" ... probably the 20" unless I get impatient ... but in order to go that far with my equipment I need to make this more than a casual hobby to justify the expense

from my experience, these images probably OK for the scope, but not the best that this equipment can produce - I know a lot about photography, but I'm still learning astrophotography so there's still a lot of tricks for me to learn - luckily I have some good equipment to work with so that part isn't holding me back

anyways, thanks for the comment – I’ll post more as I take them

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A poor photographer can make any lens look bad, but the best lens cannot improve a poor photographer.