3rd quarter moon

[ArchRival]

Apologies for the blown out highlights and poor image quality. Camera used was a webcam. Didn't have much control over exposure.

[lamergod]

Webcam??ur webcam attatched with 500mm ah??it will be like (1------------------)
webcam lens

[garth6]

wad webcam is that??

[weixing]

Hi,
Nice attempt. Keep them coming.

Originally Posted by ArchRival Apologies for the blown out highlights and poor image quality. Camera used was a webcam. Didn't have much control over exposure.

I didn't use webcam to take lunar and planetary before, but I think you should be able control the gain, brightness and contrast using the web cam software.

Originally Posted by garth6 wad webcam is that??

Webcam is very good for capture Lunar and Planetary images... I had seen lots of amazing photo taken using webcam. A very well known webcam good for this purpose is the Philips ToUcam series.

Have a nice day.

[fjchairul]

I dont know that webcam can attached with lense, any source to learn?

[ArchRival]

The webcam was a Creative Pro EX. The original lens on the camera was mounted on a screw thread for focusing. The camera was disassembled and the lens replaced by a 1.25" barrel adaptor. The barrel has a universal size for attaching to a telescope. Telescope used was a 500mm refractor.

If you don't have a 1.25" adaptor you can use a film cannister. The size is the same.

[mdzmr]

Originally Posted by ArchRival The webcam was a Creative Pro EX. The original lens on the camera was mounted on a screw thread for focusing. The camera was disassembled and the lens replaced by a 1.25" barrel adaptor. The barrel has a universal size for attaching to a telescope. Telescope used was a 500mm refractor. If you don't have a 1.25" adaptor you can use a film cannister. The size is the same.

Did you modified your webcam?