Let's share shots with Q!

Transit · 09-05-2021, 05:28 AM - **5 Likes**

Q-7 on the 6 in Dobsonian iso 100 1/125 1200mm x ? crop

I don't mind the tilt with a couple of moons at 5 oclock in the original image

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Piotrek K · 09-06-2021, 05:38 AM

Great! ...is this Jupiter photo stack or single exposure?

Transit · 09-06-2021, 12:01 PM

Single shot. Seems to be massively downsized, will attempt to replace it with a few more pixles

2old4toys · 09-07-2021, 12:40 AM

Originally posted by Transit

Single shot. Seems to be massively downsized, will attempt to replace it with a few more pixles

Single shot! Wow, I was thinking it had to be stacked. So what lens/scope and tracker combo you use?

Transit · 09-07-2021, 06:03 AM

It's just a 6 in Newtonian reflector on the Dobson mount.
That's 1200mm f/8. Not sure what the Q-7 crop factor is
No tracking needed at 1/125 sec

**MiguelATF** · 09-07-2021, 11:47 AM - **4 Likes**

The in this informal family portrait, my 5-year-old grandson, who normally is a blur of motion, remained still - while his mother was moving at the exact moment the picture was taken. The resulting photograph - with one person in relative focus and the other not - surprised me, and was my favorite image from a small series.

Piotrek K · 09-07-2021, 12:00 PM - **5 Likes**

The genuine (first) Q on Tamron SP Adaptall-2 60-300 (23A) at 300 mm, 2 stops down circa, Baader foil ND 5.0 filter, quick and dirty edit.

tromboads · 09-07-2021, 05:16 PM

wait wot!

2old4toys · 09-07-2021, 06:19 PM

Originally posted by Piotrek K

The genuine (first) Q on Tamron SP Adaptall-2 60-300 (23A) at 300 mm, 2 stops down circa, Baader foil ND 5.0 filter, quick and dirty edit.

How do you catch the sunspots? My attempts looked like a clean ping pong ball.

Piotrek K · 09-08-2021, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by 2old4toys

How do you catch the sunspots? My attempts looked like a clean ping pong ball.

I used "sun foil" for visual observation (special Baader sun foil) glued to some step down ring as a filter, This was my first time with Q and the sun, but it seems that ISO around 160, 1/800 s and f11 should be OK.

2old4toys · 09-08-2021, 12:42 AM

Originally posted by Piotrek K

I used "sun foil" for visual observation (special Baader sun foil) glued to some step down ring as a filter, This was my first time with Q and the sun, but it seems that ISO around 160, 1/800 s and f11 should be OK.

Thanks I had used some solar film, but my shutter speed was not as fast as yours.
Nice to see the detail of the textures you captured for the sun surface.

**kwb** · 09-08-2021, 09:12 AM

Originally posted by Transit

Q-7 on the 6 in Dobsonian iso 100 1/125 1200mm x ? crop

I don't mind the tilt with a couple of moons at 5 oclock in the original image

Originally posted by Piotrek K

The genuine (first) Q on Tamron SP Adaptall-2 60-300 (23A) at 300 mm, 2 stops down circa, Baader foil ND 5.0 filter, quick and dirty edit.

Transit, Piotrek K, two great astro images, thanks for sharing!

Originally posted by MiguelATF

The in this informal family portrait, my 5-year-old grandson, who normally is a blur of motion, remained still - while his mother was moving at the exact moment the picture was taken. The resulting photograph - with one person in relative focus and the other not - surprised me, and was my favorite image from a small series.

Somehow it seems to me as if the boy just stopped time around him and looking at the camera mischievously.

Interesting effect.

**flixter416** · 09-08-2021, 07:40 PM

Wow, Nice Photos of Jupiter and the Sun! Took these photos of the Moon and Mars back in 2014 with my Q7 with a 70-300mm Sigma lens on a Q Adapter for K mount. Aperture is set at 5.6 for both of these.

2old4toys · 09-09-2021, 12:38 AM

My tiny Mars on a 1000mm telescope and Q from my parent’s back garden last year. Only just now discovered that Venus should be much larger in the sky vs Mars, so will shoot for that in future.

**flixter416** · 09-09-2021, 08:34 PM

Originally posted by 2old4toys

My tiny Mars on a 1000mm telescope and Q from my parent’s back garden last year. Only just now discovered that Venus should be much larger in the sky vs Mars, so will shoot for that in future.

When I took my Mars photo in 2014, I took it when the Moon was at it's closest point to earth. If I remember correctly, it was the closest Mars had been in the past decade. I also got lucky that it was a cloudless night in my backyard.

I tried getting a shot using my Celestron Dobsian telescope but found that my photos through the eyepiece was a hit or miss and when I did get a hit, it was a little blurred as the telescope kept moving via the tracker motor. I had better luck with the K-mount Q adapter and my old 70-300 Sigma K-mount. I remember that I had to keep moving the rig due to Mars going out of frame from it's movement in the sky.

Just curious 2old4toys, what setup did you have on your telescope?

09-07-2021, 12:00 PM - 5 Likes	#6637
Piotrek K Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,384	The Sun today The genuine (first) Q on Tamron SP Adaptall-2 60-300 (23A) at 300 mm, 2 stops down circa, Baader foil ND 5.0 filter, quick and dirty edit.

09-09-2021, 12:38 AM	#6644
2old4toys Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 391	My tiny Mars on a 1000mm telescope and Q from my parent’s back garden last year. Only just now discovered that Venus should be much larger in the sky vs Mars, so will shoot for that in future. Last edited by 2old4toys; 09-09-2021 at 01:11 AM.

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2old4toys Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 391	Originally posted by Transit Single shot. Seems to be massively downsized, will attempt to replace it with a few more pixles Single shot! Wow, I was thinking it had to be stacked. So what lens/scope and tracker combo you use?

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Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624	It's just a 6 in Newtonian reflector on the Dobson mount. That's 1200mm f/8. Not sure what the Q-7 crop factor is No tracking needed at 1/125 sec

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MiguelATF Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Somewhere in Southern Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 464	The in this informal family portrait, my 5-year-old grandson, who normally is a blur of motion, remained still - while his mother was moving at the exact moment the picture was taken. The resulting photograph - with one person in relative focus and the other not - surprised me, and was my favorite image from a small series.

09-07-2021, 05:16 PM	#6638
tromboads Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Melbs Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,240	wait wot!

09-07-2021, 06:19 PM	#6639
2old4toys Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 391	Originally posted by Piotrek K The genuine (first) Q on Tamron SP Adaptall-2 60-300 (23A) at 300 mm, 2 stops down circa, Baader foil ND 5.0 filter, quick and dirty edit. How do you catch the sunspots? My attempts looked like a clean ping pong ball.

09-08-2021, 12:08 AM	#6640
Piotrek K Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,384	Originally posted by 2old4toys How do you catch the sunspots? My attempts looked like a clean ping pong ball. I used "sun foil" for visual observation (special Baader sun foil) glued to some step down ring as a filter, This was my first time with Q and the sun, but it seems that ISO around 160, 1/800 s and f11 should be OK.

09-08-2021, 12:42 AM	#6641
2old4toys Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 391	Originally posted by Piotrek K I used "sun foil" for visual observation (special Baader sun foil) glued to some step down ring as a filter, This was my first time with Q and the sun, but it seems that ISO around 160, 1/800 s and f11 should be OK. Thanks I had used some solar film, but my shutter speed was not as fast as yours. Nice to see the detail of the textures you captured for the sun surface.

09-08-2021, 09:12 AM	#6642
kwb Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Pacific North West Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,223	Originally posted by Transit Q-7 on the 6 in Dobsonian iso 100 1/125 1200mm x ? crop I don't mind the tilt with a couple of moons at 5 oclock in the original image Originally posted by Piotrek K The genuine (first) Q on Tamron SP Adaptall-2 60-300 (23A) at 300 mm, 2 stops down circa, Baader foil ND 5.0 filter, quick and dirty edit. Transit, Piotrek K, two great astro images, thanks for sharing! Originally posted by MiguelATF The in this informal family portrait, my 5-year-old grandson, who normally is a blur of motion, remained still - while his mother was moving at the exact moment the picture was taken. The resulting photograph - with one person in relative focus and the other not - surprised me, and was my favorite image from a small series. Somehow it seems to me as if the boy just stopped time around him and looking at the camera mischievously. Interesting effect.

09-09-2021, 08:34 PM	#6645
flixter416 Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Toronto Posts: 29	Originally posted by 2old4toys My tiny Mars on a 1000mm telescope and Q from my parent’s back garden last year. Only just now discovered that Venus should be much larger in the sky vs Mars, so will shoot for that in future. When I took my Mars photo in 2014, I took it when the Moon was at it's closest point to earth. If I remember correctly, it was the closest Mars had been in the past decade. I also got lucky that it was a cloudless night in my backyard. I tried getting a shot using my Celestron Dobsian telescope but found that my photos through the eyepiece was a hit or miss and when I did get a hit, it was a little blurred as the telescope kept moving via the tracker motor. I had better luck with the K-mount Q adapter and my old 70-300 Sigma K-mount. I remember that I had to keep moving the rig due to Mars going out of frame from it's movement in the sky. Just curious 2old4toys, what setup did you have on your telescope?