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    Actually managed to dig out some of my astro gear now that I’m in lockdown. Not much good in the flat but at least the Supermoon gave me something worth practising on.

    Didn’t actually do the whole movie capture and Registax stacking this time round but grabbed about 11 frames and manually stacked them.

    Here’s me trying to remember how to capture simple planetary images for when I do it properly.

    End result image of last nights Supermoon. Image size and quality is limited by Tapatalk account unfortunately.





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    Very decent. I liked a bit of astronomy too but could never afford good gear. The wife, who was chair bound, and I would go out in middle of might for all the interesting stuff. Binoculars were actually fairly good if you don't have the fancy stuff
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    I used to like sitting outside at evening watching the Bats going around in circles..

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    Daughter expressed an interest when she was about 8 and asked for a telescope. Was pretty useless when we lived in the town, but now out in the sticks we've had it out a couple of times including on Sunday when it was a very mild evening. Never realised how "jaggedy" the moon actually is with all its craters! Fascinating stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Very decent. I liked a bit of astronomy too but could never afford good gear. The wife, who was chair bound, and I would go out in middle of might for all the interesting stuff. Binoculars were actually fairly good if you don't have the fancy stuff
    Yes, a decent pair of binoculars is a good place to start they say.
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    You should be able to get some shots of the International Space Station when it comes over?

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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Very decent. I liked a bit of astronomy too but could never afford good gear. The wife, who was chair bound, and I would go out in middle of might for all the interesting stuff. Binoculars were actually fairly good if you don't have the fancy stuff
    I used to do the same myself back in the old house. A decent pair of binoculars and a reclining chair is the best introduction to the night sky. I spent the better part of a year doing that before I bought my telescope. By that time, I was pretty much familiar with the night sky and had already seen a lot of Messier objects through the bins.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Made in 1968 View Post
    You should be able to get some shots of the International Space Station when it comes over?
    It is possible but requires some fancy gear if you want to do it properly. I remember way back when, there was a guy in France who specialised in ISS photography.


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    Blimey , You can see a TV aerial on the moon amazing
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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Al View Post
    Blimey , You can see a TV aerial on the moon amazing
    Commander Koenig put that up years ago, still going strong

    Tony, why has your telescope got camouflage on it? Is it so the Clangers don't know they're being watched?
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