attaching a nikon d300s to a telescope

[nikonD60maty]

hello everyone..

i have recently been thingking of getting a cheapish telescope to attach my d300s to and take some lovely shots of stars, planets, moons etc

i have no clue where to start with the following:

1.a decentish and cheapish telescope
2.an adaptor to fit the camera to the telescope

any help is greatly reciceved, however small....

 

[Rafiki]

First you need a telescope. There's a few different types depending on whether it's purely for visual or just astrophotography.
Proper astrophotography setups can be very expensive.

Have a read over at the stargazers lounge forum.
http://stargazerslounge.com

To connect your DSLR to the telescope is something called a t-ring.
http://www.firstlightoptics.com/adaptors/t-rings.html

I've bought my telescope from them so have a look through the site.

I've got a skywatchers skymax127 scope which is perfect for viewing the moon and planets and double-stars but not the best for galaxies and nebulae

Hope this helps to start things off

 

[Splog]

hello everyone..

i have recently been thingking of getting a cheapish telescope to attach my d300s to and take some lovely shots of stars, planets, moons etc

i have no clue where to start with the following:

1.a decentish and cheapish telescope
2.an adaptor to fit the camera to the telescope

any help is greatly reciceved, however small....

What lenses do you have? You don't need a telescope to get started. A lot of scopes are short focal length to allow widefield views or imaging but for planets etc not very good with a DSLR. I guess the best question for you to answer is what's your budget?

 

[nikonD60maty]

My longest lens is a 70-300vr which is a great lens, just want to get a bit closer.

My budget is around £100-£150

 

[Splog]

My longest lens is a 70-300vr which is a great lens, just want to get a bit closer.

My budget is around £100-£150

That lens would be perfect for Astro widefield work but not much use for planets, moon etc. Your biggest problem will be getting long exposures and therefore a sidereal mount of some sort would be required and within your budget would be an EQ1 or EQ2. This would give you the ability to get the shots with your lens but not with a telescope included. You could always consider second hand stuff?