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is there any guides, what to use with telescopes etc.
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You might be better off looking at a telescope website. I know http://stargazerslounge.com/ has some nice people on who attach their DSLRs to their scopes. I'm sure you will get some advice there.
As for what you need i think you just need one of these :
http://www.firstlightoptics.com/proddetail.php?prod=tadaptor
I'm in the process of trying to do the same think.
Jon
As for what you need i think you just need one of these :
http://www.firstlightoptics.com/proddetail.php?prod=tadaptor
I'm in the process of trying to do the same think.
Jon
To get properly good images you really are going to struggle. If I were you I'd look into widefield photography and get yourself a copy of 'Deep Sky Stacker'.
A tripod, a wide(ish) lens and a remote is all you really need. If you want to get images of planets you really are looking at spending a fortune and you'll still only get a small blob of colour......
A tripod, a wide(ish) lens and a remote is all you really need. If you want to get images of planets you really are looking at spending a fortune and you'll still only get a small blob of colour......
Hi David,
if you could tell us what kind of astro photographs you are looking to take (eg planets or deep sky objects or lunar), there are several members here who may be able to give some advice or direct you to an appropriate forum.
I started with astrophotography about 3 years ago with a 10D and a £100 scope and s/h mount just to see if I could achieve anything. I'm still working at it and there are many highs and lows along the way but I would say it's a fantastic feeling when you get the first picture of the dark sky!
I've seen some fantastic photographs posted here.
if you could tell us what kind of astro photographs you are looking to take (eg planets or deep sky objects or lunar), there are several members here who may be able to give some advice or direct you to an appropriate forum.
I started with astrophotography about 3 years ago with a 10D and a £100 scope and s/h mount just to see if I could achieve anything. I'm still working at it and there are many highs and lows along the way but I would say it's a fantastic feeling when you get the first picture of the dark sky!
I've seen some fantastic photographs posted here.
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the reason this come about was because of this i did at weekend.
Planets is some thing of interest, cost would be an issue as this isn't my usual photography style really but found the pic i got below very interesting and wanted to delve further. to start with i would be more than happy with the moon lol.
Planets is some thing of interest, cost would be an issue as this isn't my usual photography style really but found the pic i got below very interesting and wanted to delve further. to start with i would be more than happy with the moon lol.
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First thing David, have a look at http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=1184389#post1184389 and have a play with some widefield stuff first. It's much easier and shouldn't cost you anything more than some hair...
In some respects, planetary/lunar is easier, as you aren't requiring tracking for mulitple minutes at a time, but an SLR is not the ideal tool... you really want something with a small sensor. Which of course makes it much much harder... to give you some idea... this image of mars (it's rubbish but it's my first and only attempt so far)... was taken with a mono camera with a sensor size slightly larger than vga (752x480 I think) running at a frame rate of about 35 fps and at a focal length of 5200mm (including crop factor of 8.5 ish) that's a 35mm eq of 44.2 m
But to get this level of magnification requires good tracking (even with my heavy duty mount, the image was drifting, allbeit slowly across the screen) and good tracking costs money...
In some respects, planetary/lunar is easier, as you aren't requiring tracking for mulitple minutes at a time, but an SLR is not the ideal tool... you really want something with a small sensor. Which of course makes it much much harder... to give you some idea... this image of mars (it's rubbish but it's my first and only attempt so far)... was taken with a mono camera with a sensor size slightly larger than vga (752x480 I think) running at a frame rate of about 35 fps and at a focal length of 5200mm (including crop factor of 8.5 ish) that's a 35mm eq of 44.2 m
But to get this level of magnification requires good tracking (even with my heavy duty mount, the image was drifting, allbeit slowly across the screen) and good tracking costs money...