Having always admired the fantastic photographs of objects in space, I finally got myself a 6 inch reflecting telescope and the necessary gizmos that were needed to attach my DSLR. The photo of the moon is my first attempt at astrophotography!
Watch this space - pun intended ;-)
 First attempt with DSLR and 6 inch reflector. Taken Saturday 4 February 2012. |
 Conjunction: Moon, Jupiter & Venus |
 Earthshine Moon in conjunction with Venus and a sneak look at the dark side. |
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 Blue Moon Taken late afternoon about an hour before sunset. |
 First quarter moon |
 Close up #1 Trying out 2x Barlow with 2x Teleconverter on the camera. |
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 Close up #2 |
 Jupiter Quite pleased that I captured the banding! |
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