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	Sunday 30th March 2008 Thought I would experiment using my solar filter just over my new Tamron lens. The difficulty here is the brightness on the object and the fact I was holding the filter so concentrating more on not going blind then lining the shot up. The picture is not very clear but it is possible to just make out a sunspot on the surface. In reality that spot is probably about the same size as earth!! Tech Details: Camera: Canon 400D EOS Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 300mm F-number: f/6.3 ISO: 200 Exposure: 1/3200 Second
2 Pictures	Sunday 24th February 2008 Tried to take the moon with my new Tamron lens at full zoom. There are two pics here both taken at the same time from the same position. The only difference is that one is taken with the flash whilst the other is not. You can see the difference in zoom - the Picture taken on 17th Feb was at full zoom with my Canon 18-55 lens. Tech Details: Camera: Canon 400D EOS Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 300mm F-number: f/13 ISO: 200 Exposure: 1/40 Second
	Sunday 17th February 2008 At dusk the sky was turning orange and with the moon visible I wanted to try and shoot - think I've managed to get the sky effect but moon has not come out very well, but you get the idea!!. Tech Details: Camera: Canon 400D EOS Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 31mm F-number: f/6.3 ISO: 200 Exposure: 1/400 Second
	Sunday 17th February 2008 It continues to be clear during the day so tried to soot the moon with just my Canon DSLR camera, the reason for it looking like it was taken at night is due to the high f/ stop. But I assure you that it was brilliant blue skies. Tech Details: Camera: Canon 400D EOS Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 55mm F-number: f/9 ISO: 200 Exposure: 1/500 Second
	Saturday 16th February 2008 Still excellent clear skies at the moment so getting out nearly every night. Decided to try shooting with my orange filter attached to the eyepiece. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: Celestron FS 114EQ, Afocal Eyepiece: 20mm Focal Length: 6.3mm F-number: f/3.1 ISO: 250 Exposure: 1/30 Second
	Saturday 16th February 2008 Same as below - but this time took with a lightly higher magnification eyepiece and a green filter. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: Celestron FS 114EQ, Afocal Eyepiece: 20mm Focal Length: 6.3mm F-number: f/3.1 ISO: 64 Exposure: 1/30 Second
	Saturday 16th February 2008 If it's nice and clear then sometimes the moon can be seen during the day. So of course I had to try and take some shots. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: Celestron FS 114EQ, Afocal Eyepiece: 32mm Focal Length: 6.3mm F-number: f/3.1 ISO: 64 Exposure: 1/100 Second
	Tuesday 12th February 2008 Don't know what's going on but that's 3 nights in a row it's been clear. Did some more shooting of the moon, on it's First quarter at 23%. This is probably the best one. Shame about the lens flare Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: Celestron FS 114EQ, Afocal Eyepiece: 32mm Focal Length: 6.3mm F-number: f/4.6 ISO: 400 Exposure: 1/30 Second
	Sunday 10th February 2008 A nice clear night with the moon at 20% Waxing Crescent. Tech Details: Camera: Canon 400D EOS Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 55mm F-number: f/8 ISO: 400 Exposure: 4 Seconds
	Monday 21st January 2008 Tried to shoot my favourite constellation, Orion. Taken with Canon 400D EOS 18mm Lens, f/5.6 single 30sec exposure. Captured in the top right is the Pleaides Tech Details: Camera: Canon 400D EOS Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 18mm F-number: f/5.6 ISO: 800 Exposure: 30 Seconds
	Friday 24th August 2008 This is the first decent shot I have been able to take with my Canon DSLR. There is no larger version of the picture, but I think it looks OK as it is. Tech Details: Camera: Canon 400D EOS Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 55mm F-number: f/8 ISO: 400 Exposure: 1/250 Second
	Saturday 19th May 2007 Another shot of the conjunction. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 6mm F-number: f/3.1 ISO: 400 Exposure: 1/10 Second
	Saturday 19th May 2007 Was at a friend's wedding, but on the same night Venus was in conjunction with the moon so I had to pop out and shoot it. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 18.9mm F-number: f/5.6 ISO: 400 Exposure: 1/4 Second
	Friday 6th April 2007 Same day and another shot - this time though can start to see a little detail on the surface! Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: Celestron FS 114EQ, Afocal Eyepiece: 20mm Focal Length: 6.3mm F-number: f/4.6 ISO: 64 Exposure: 1/80 Second
	Friday 6th April 2007 Was a lovely Bank Holiday so decided now would be an ideal opportunity to try and shoot the sun. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: Celestron FS 114EQ, Afocal Eyepiece: 20mm Focal Length: 6.3mm F-number: f/4.6 ISO: 64 Exposure: 1/200 Second
	Monday 2nd April 2007 April's full moon and I was out shooting. This is probably the best one taken, and is my current favourite shot. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: Celestron FS 114EQ, Afocal Eyepiece: 20mm Focal Length: 6.3mm F-number: f/3.1 ISO: 200 Exposure: 1/30 Second
	Wednesday 28th March 2007 At dusk the sun was a brilliant reddish disc. I tried to take a shot with Pentax, but don't think the optics could do the justice to the real sight! Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 18.9mm F-number: f/5.9 ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/60 Second
	Tuesday 27th March 2007 Managed to get out and try my new filters and eyepieces. This was taken using a 32mm eyepiece fitted with a blue filter. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: Celestron FS 114EQ, Afocal Eyepiece: 32mm Focal Length: 6.3mm F-number: f/4.6 ISO: 400 Exposure: 1/30 Second
	Saturday 3rd March 2007 Another of the moon in total eclipse. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 19mm F-number: f/5.9 ISO: 1600 Exposure: 4 Seconds
	Saturday 3rd March 2007 The moon in total eclipse taken with M20 using built-in night mode, ISO 800 with an exposure of 4 seconds. The bright star to the right of the frame is Regulus in Leo. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: N/A Eyepiece: N/A Focal Length: 12mm F-number: f/4.6 ISO: 1600 Exposure: 4 Seconds
Saturday 3rd March 2007 These pictures are my own account of the lunar eclipse that took place tonight. All pictures have been taken with my Pentax M20 connected to my 20mm (x45) eyepiece using an afocal method. (The difference between the yellowish and whitish tint is mainly due to me altering the camera's colour balance setting as opposed to the effect of the eclipse!) Click here for a video made from the above stills
	Friday 5th January 2007: This is my 1st moon picture again, but this time my friend Eric has run it through some Photoshop filters and it really brings out the surface features. It looks good small but when viewed as a larger image it starts to colourise and develop noise round the edges! Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: Celestron FS 114EQ, Afocal Eyepiece: 20mm Focal Length: 6.3mm F-number: f/3.1 ISO: 64 Exposure: 1/125 Second
	Friday 5th January 2007: My 2nd attempt with the same setup, although this shows a fuller moon, is a bit on the blurred side! The colours are not as distinctive in this shot either, but for a 2nd go it is not bad. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: Celestron FS 114EQ, Afocal Eyepiece: 20mm Focal Length: 6.3mm F-number: f/3.1 ISO: 64 Exposure: 1/60 Second
	Friday 5th January 2007: This is my 1st ever attempt at shooting the moon. It was taken just by holding my Pentax M20 up to the 20mm (45x mag) eyepiece with the camera set on Auto picture mode. Tech Details: Camera: Pentax Opti M20 Scope: Celestron FS 114EQ, Afocal Eyepiece: 20mm Focal Length: 6.3mm F-number: f/3.1 ISO: 64 Exposure: 1/125 Second

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