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Welcome back!
You may know by now, I have a new “toy”. It’s a Canon 1000D dslr camera (also known as a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS) and I got it as a Christmas present to myself!
It produced a lovely astro image of the Orion nebula, earlier this week. But I was told, (quite rightly), the focus was not there.
So I had another go last night, as it was the first clear night since. read on..
My new telescope was delivered two days ago, so here are the first impressions.
It’s a Skywatcher 80ED refractor from the Evostar Pro series. This means it has an 80mm diameter, high quality objective lens, made from fluorite glass.
This special glass material is used to eliminate false color as much as possible from observations and keep them sharp. read on..
One of my most favourite constellations to observe is the magnificent constellation Orion (The Hunter).
In mythology, Orion is said to be a hunter. The shape of the stars in the sky can be interpreted as a man, with a belt and sword, who is holding out a shield against the neighbouring constellation of Taurus, the Bull. read on..
