Anyone do any astrophotography?
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I have a e-520 that I have been meaning to strap onto my Tele Vue - 102. Its a 102mm, f/8.6. Saposed to be the bomb for photography. All I need is a gear upgrade for my Mead German equatorial for tracking. I use the TV102 mostly on a ALT AS for star hopping. My dad has a 8" DOB. The trick with that scope is collimation. Let it get to temperature before you soot anything.
What lens's do you have for your 420? I love my 9-18 f4 and 25mm f2.8.
What lens's do you have for your 420? I love my 9-18 f4 and 25mm f2.8.
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This is a sample of long exposure when alignment with north celestial pole was not exact. This is a shot of some star clusters below the big W in the northern sky, cassiopia. Stacked several images to bring out the dimmer stars.
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Keep 'em coming guys! The wife and I are taking the kids out to the woods in about 2 weeks. I'll have more to post after that weekend for sure provided it doesn't rain on us.
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Originally Posted by EzK
I'm into photography and I didn't take this(Peter Lik) but I think it is amazing. I wish I had something capable of this.
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These pics are awesome. I just finished my webcam astrocam hack and I can't get anything to get into focus. I was debating getting the neximage if my DIY astrocam didn't work. I think I just made up my mind after seeing your pictures. Were they taken with your 80mm? Did you need to use a filter?
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These pics are awesome. I just finished my webcam astrocam hack and I can't get anything to get into focus. I was debating getting the neximage if my DIY astrocam didn't work. I think I just made up my mind after seeing your pictures. Were they taken with your 80mm? Did you need to use a filter?
I guess the neximage has the filter in front of the imager making it work much better. I will post some up tonight if I have good luck with the scope and the clouds.