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Here's another link that may help:http://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/astronomik-cls-ccd-eos-xl-clip-in-filter.html I've purchased from this company in the past.....no complaints.

Hi Andrew, this may help:http://www.astronomik.com/en/clip-filter-fur-canon-vollformat.html These CLS filters work very well on narrowband lighting, that is the ones that give an orange light, but They will not help cutting pollution from full spectrum lights such as the LED ones now be fitted...

I'm not sure, but you may have Live View on your camera? If so, you can zoom on to a bright star and focus to a pin point (it will almost 'disappear'). Once you have focus, turn off AF. See if that works. You might find it useful to join a local astronomical group. There are a number in the...

As for your photo, It looks pretty good for a start......I know how difficult it can be to get decent astro images in our location. Your focussing looks OK. Nothing worse than spending ages getting your shot and finding the stars are blobs! Keep the exposure under 30 seconds, otherwise the sky...

Hi Sacha, If you can't load your raw files, then you might try the Adobe DNG Converter which will convert your raw files without data loss, for use in Lighroom or Photoshop. Hope this helps.

Just downloaded the latest, paid for, version of Infinity Photo, and I'm impressed. Having binned my PC in favour of a Mac (no regrets), this is the first editing program that ticks all the boxes (for me, at the present time). I wanted a good raw processor, comparable to Photoshop CS4, and...

I have owned and used a 1000D for a few years now, and noise only becomes a 'problem' when shooting long exposures in low levels of light. More expensive, high end cameras, handle high ISOs much better, but noise can be acceptable under certain shooting conditions. Enjoy your 1000D, Chas, it's a...

Thanks for the wam welcome Sara.

I'm going, I'm going............:runaway:

Thanks for the welcome Mandy.

Thanks Norkie, Sara and Les. Sitting comfortably Les :beer:

Thanks, Christ and Steve.

Just a bit about me..... I've been a snapper (never a photographer) since I was about 12. My first real camera was a Miranda F SLR, which cost me £80 quid (when a good wage was £20 a week). I borrowed the money from my brother and finished paying him back last week. I eventually wore out the...