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    Astrophotography With A Dslr

    in Archived non-weather Photography

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    That's amazing value. That scope will have far better quality optics and a far strudier mount than one costing £300 with a fancy computerised mount. It'll also teach your son to learn where things are, rather than relying on a computer to tell him. Just remember that the only things you'll be able to photograph on a mount that isn't driven is the Moon and the brighter planets, but that's a great start.

    As for you Canon camera, they're by far the best for astrophotography - something to do with the type of sensors they use. Bung it on a tripod, point it towards Polaris, open the shutter for an hour, and see what you get!

    The moon and brighter planets sound good to me as a starting point. Baby steps and all that. I know my way reasonably well round a camera, just the astrology side I need to swot up on as some things are a bit fuzzy.

    I remember as a little girl my dad taking me out on the park to look at the stars and him taking me and my sister to the Planetarium in London which used to be next to Madame Tussauds. Once that seed is planted it's with you for life.

    My Canon is the EOS 300D which is a good 8 years old now and I think the equivalent now is the 600D. Think it's classed as an entry Level camera for the enthusiast but having said that it cost £735 8 years ago. My partner has the Nikon D300 and you won't get much change from 2 grand if you bought that. However as you say Canon have a fantastic range of lenses.

    I still have and use a 40 year old Konica S3 SLR. Fantastic little camera with a great lens. I don't think many were sold so I think ones still in working order are fairly rare.

    Anyway I'll let you know how we get on. Have you ever used Stellarium by the way?

    Astrophotography With A Dslr

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    For less than £100, I don't think you could do better than this. The single most important factor of a telescope is its aperture; the larger that is, the more light it collects, the more detail it will resolve and the more is will show you. That scope gives you a 3" aperture (the telescope I use the most is "just" a 3.5"), and will show the rings of Saturn, Jupiter's moons and cloud belts, bright nebulae and the Moon will look stunning. Almost as importantly, its mount is stable and if the mount isn't stable, you can't see a thing. The main downside is it doesn't look like a "proper" telescope, but it is! Everything but the moon will look very small through it, but then most things look very small through any telescope - the photos you see on TV are very misleading.

    If there's any money left over, I'd also recommend this book. It aimed to accompany a small telescope and describes what you're looking at in a way which actually allows you to comprehend what you're seeing.

    Cheers OON, that is one of the telescopes I was looking at. I have had a good look around and have found the telescope and accessory set (inc moon filter) as part of a bundle all for £53.47 inc p&p. Tesco books online have the book for £16 and I can also buy a Hama T2 adapter for my Canon EOS for £17. So I'm well under my £100.budget.

    Astrophotography With A Dslr

    in Archived non-weather Photography

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    I've found OON's lurking thread. On a serious note I watched Stargazing live last week and this is something both myself and my little boy would love to get into. Love photography. I'm going to have to save up some money as this looks like an expensive hobby, although I suppose once the initial outlay is out of the way, it won't be so bad. I've already got a decent Digital SLR so just need a telescope now and the attachments. Nothing too fancy or expensive to start with. Anyway look forward to more photographs OON.

    Southern England Regional Discussion Thread

    in Spring Weather Discussion

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    Don't speak too soon, I may need to see how I can get to Brighton if the roads are blocked!!!!

    Forgive me for lurking about in this thread only my other half is currently working and staying in Brighton. Now I've driven up and down those hills in Brighton and I would imagine Brighton comes to a standstill in snow. I have forewarned him only to be scoffed at. Hmmm good luck trying to get an heavy laden estate up those hills.....

    Northern England Regional Discussion Thread

    in Spring Weather Discussion

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    Chance of seeing the Aurora Borealis tonight, perfect conditions for the first part of the night anyway. If you happen to live away from towns and cities that suffer from light pollution during the dark hours then have a look at the night sky and see if you can witness this wonderful phenomenon.

    post-9615-0-70033700-1327334723_thumb.pn This photo was taken last night over the Tan Hill Inn, In North Yorkshire.

    Bootiful. Bet OON will be out having a look with his telescope tonight. I'll see what I can see. I live semi rural so might be ok.

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