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astrogeorge
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 Posted: Oct 13 20:32 Post subject: Images taken at the eyepiece with digi camera |
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After nighthawks question about talking images using a digital camera i decided to post a couple of images i took last year using an etx 90 & 25mm eyepiece with a nikon 3.1 megapixel compact digi camera. Will let you see what you can be achieved using a basic digital camera.
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Cosmic
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| Posted: Oct 14 09:24 Post subject: digi cam images |
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Hi George
Not too bad at all! very similar to results I got with meade LPI on my ETX90 when I had them.
I'm just waiting to see what I can get from my Astronimiser CCD cam but I think it will be palnetary only unless I can rig some sort of drive for the Dob mount.
I have seen a guy on ebay in USA who will make a custom Lattitude motorised board to sit DOB on and it will
track object.
Caveat is £200 plus so maybe I will try to build one myself hahaha.
regards
Geoff
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seabay
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| Posted: Oct 14 12:22 Post subject: |
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These are great images, AG - I've had similar success with a 5mp compact digi camera, used at the eyepiece (25mm or 9mm) of a Meade ETX70AT.
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astrogeorge
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HI Geoff,
What you need for your 12" skyliner is a good goto eq mount like the skywatcher heq5 synscan or if you can afford it the eq6 synscan.
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Cosmic
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Hi George
I think this might be too big and heavy for HeQ5 I rather like the Dob mount now.
But I would be interested in the Lat board for the Dob mount do you know of anywhere in uk doing them?
Geoff
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astrogeorge
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Sorry geoff i don't, your best bet would be to look in the "astronomy now" magazine. Happy shopping!!!!
George
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