web camera

[dpab]

Well Ive playing with my web cam and its preety cool .
Ive got a long way to go yet, Ive been chatting with a few people and they suggest the use of a barlow and a focal reducer for the Nexstar C8i .
Anyone used a barlow or a focal reducer ?
Any input on these items if anyone has used or uses them would be good.
Well Darryl, I know what you mean about clouds getting in the way as you mentioned in a posting I read.
I go out in the front yard the other night with the binocs and there it is, Comet Swan and I come in put away the binocs I come out with the Telescope .
Well I didnt even get a chance to set-up , in the time it took to put the binocs away,the clouds moved in and I couldnt see a friggan star.
Like my son tells me we,know what the weather is going to be like . He says anytime Im hoping for clear skies and Im planning to go out ...he says its going to be the ****s...so far he is batting a 1000.
But regardless , Im going to go out tomoro....lol.

[Dragon Star]

I have no advice, but I'm glad you like your new cam.

Good luck.

[Darryl]

Anyone used a barlow or a focal reducer ?
Any input on these items if anyone has used or uses them would be good.

I've used them, but I can't say I would be an expert on how. I mainly use a focal reducer when I image as it tends to give a wider field of view and requires shorter exposures for deep sky objects. The barlow would work well when trying to image the planets.

Like my son tells me we,know what the weather is going to be like . He says anytime Im hoping for clear skies and Im planning to go out ...he says its going to be the ****s...so far he is batting a 1000.

I bet he rubs it in too!

But regardless , Im going to go out tomoro....lol.

So how did it go? Did you get any images?