[APML] First serious attempt to get decent astrophotos

["Chris Heapy" <chrish@easynet.co.uk>]

Mostly over the past 8 years I've dabbled in CCD imaging, and also taken
the odd photo with my LX200, but this winter I want to try and get some
decent pictures. To this end I built a rig based on a G11 and a s/h
Genisis SDF, and I have a couple of options for autoguiding.

I have an ST4 (on loan actually) and I have an un-modified ToUcam Pro
webcam. The webcam is much easier to hike around and setup, which is
important as I have to travel to a dark site. Will the webcam do as good
a job as the ST4 - anyone have any experience on this? 

I will be trying my ETX90 for guiding first off because it's convenient
to use, but I also have a Vixen 90mm refractor if I hit problems. 

For film I have a small stash of old Supra 400 in the freezer (20x36),
bought when stocks were running out. I have no idea what can replace it
when that's finished though. I don't want to waste the Supra
experimenting too much so having something else that's 'usable' would be
nice. Any suggestions?

My rig is right down at the bottom of this page:
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~chrish/g11.htm


Thanks,
ChrisH


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