May 2nd 0800 GMT Sun I woke up to bright sunshine. There was only one thing to do. I took some full disc snaps of the Sun with my Mak and DSLR at my usual settings.I tried using the WiFi electronic eyepiece but the practical issues of focusing in daylight were far more challenging than expected. I would need to go back to the drawing board!I then tried using my old Coronado Personal Telescope afocally. I started with my 12.5 mm Coronado eyepiece but found it difficult. I changed it for my 32mm Plossl eyepiece and took a few shots and hoped!The first two images were taken with the 12,5mm eyepiece, one in red light, the other white, composed from green.June 2nd 2315 GMT Constellation Shoot
I set my DSLR camera at 18mm focal length, ISO 1600 and 30
seconds exposure.
Firstly, I set the exposure to Bulb and aimed at the Pole
Star for an exposure of several minutes. This resulted in some star trails.Next was the real business of the night when I took several
shots of the Plough with Arcturus.Before I ran the stack, I caught a meteor just north of the cluster Melotte 111.
I caught the whole of Bootes and the small constellation of Cannes Venactici.I then took some exposures of Hercules and Lyra. I also caught Corona Borealis.June 1st 0010 GMT Constellation Shoot
I went out with my DSLR and set it up with 18mm focal
length, ISO 1600 and 30 seconds exposure. I started off my taking some dark
frames.
I took a few frames of the Summer Triangle, Lyra, Cygnus and
Aquila.I then attempted to photograph the small constellation of
Lacerta.
