The Astrophotography of Ken James Part 1
My Astronomy Photos up to March 2007, to the music of Lenny Kravitz
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June 30th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Very impressive Ken.
Great job on the presentation too.
Who’d want someone like mrbuster123 lurking in the forum anyway. Jerk.
June 30th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Ahhh, ignorance must be bliss!
If I copied my images from a book it mustn’t be a very good book. But I shall take it as a compliment that you think my images are ‘Astronomy Book’ quality.
The Contrast change you refer to is called ‘Amp Glow’ and is an undesirable effect of CCD imaging in Long Exposure mode.
I suppose when I submit my Video Part 2 that you’ll say I stole them from the Hubble Space Telescope! Go ahead, I’ll just thank you for the compliment.
July 1st, 2007 at 4:46 am
Im sorry,I was really being stupid,I know you must have really worked hard at getting all of these great astrophotos…Ill keep my mouth shut.
July 1st, 2007 at 7:29 am
Very gracious apology there mrbuster123. Bravo. Why dont you take a look at Ice in space and say hello to Ken and the rest of us? You will be able to see what amateur astronomers can really do these days with fairly simple equipment.
In view of your courageous apology,I would like to apologise to you for responding to your first comment in the derogitory.
July 1st, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Thank You, Apology accepted.
Yes it was a lot of work capturing those images over a 2 year period. It has all been a great learning curve and I am looking forward to completing video number 2 and posting it in here.
July 18th, 2007 at 2:55 am
cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
July 29th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Beautiful images, thank you.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:52 am
Nice work Ken
August 25th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
I was wondering, can you get a photo of the US flag on the moon with these telescopes?
August 26th, 2007 at 3:03 am
No Blackheart, the flag is way to small. Even the Lunar landing craft cannot be seen. The minimum size of objects able to be seen with Earth based telescopes is about 20 meters diameter (60 feet)and even then it is only a dot. Many have tried to get images of the Lunar landing craft, but as yet, no-one has acheived it, but we keep trying.
September 6th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
just a question is to how to start taking astropictures. what type of digital camera do you look for? and can this be done on most telescopes?
September 6th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Ha beautiful pictures btw
November 5th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Hi Ken, nice work mate. Love the sunset at the end as well. All the best. Ray Palmer.
December 17th, 2007 at 6:12 am
Very beautiful video ! Thank you for shering.
February 17th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
You have a great hobby Ken!
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:33 pm
wow, great pictures
November 11th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Wow wow wow, these are some pretty impressive pictures. The clarity of the moon was especially nice. May i ask what DSLR camera you use? And how much did the mount cost? You are using a telescope from a Dobsonian mount right?
February 13th, 2009 at 1:36 am
great
July 6th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
1:22 is that m13 through your dobson on eq mount?WOW is another thing that seen that through my c8…is a 12″?
August 11th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Thank you for the great sky show.
August 13th, 2009 at 7:08 am
Thanks Khalsa.
I didn’t use a DSLR on any of the images in Part 1 of my videos. I used a Phillips 840k ToUcam webcam in ‘Part 1′ and ‘Part 2′.
In ‘Part 3′ I used a Canon 350d DSLR.
August 13th, 2009 at 7:13 am
No, it is Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) the largest Globular Cluster visible.
Yes, imaged with a Philips 840k ToUcam webcam through a 12″ Reflector on a giant home-made EQ mount.
August 15th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
2:50 the first time I’ve seen a love heart in M42
I know I’ll never be able to un-see it now hehe.
3:47 I love the suns rays here!
3:57 What sunspot number is this? Don’t suppose it was recently considering the lengthy minimum we’re having
Great images overall! Now to part 2
August 16th, 2009 at 3:57 am
Waffle, I can’t remember which sunspot it was. It was a few years ago and there were quite a few around back then.
Thanks for looking at my videos. Enjoy Part 2. Also look at Part 3. It is my best work yet.
March 23rd, 2010 at 10:16 pm
awsome pics awsome vid!great wrk mate.