James Niland
Moon 31/3/2012
My first shot using the 2nd hand telescope I picked up today (a $150 bargain). Done by holding the camera to the eye piece and trying to dodge the artifacts of the center obstruction (it's a newtonian telescope).
I realize now why people tend to use refracting telescopes, haha :O)
After picking up the telescope had to do some work first, it had been under the patronage of some wild kids. Hence I had to take the one remaining eye piece apart and put it back together properly, collimate the optics, make a counterweight as one was missing and clean the whole lot, phew ! Now coming to grips with an equatorial mount and polar alignment which is easier than I first thought. Ok, rant off... want to go out and see what Orion has to offer now that it's a bit darker.
Moon 31/3/2012
My first shot using the 2nd hand telescope I picked up today (a $150 bargain). Done by holding the camera to the eye piece and trying to dodge the artifacts of the center obstruction (it's a newtonian telescope).
I realize now why people tend to use refracting telescopes, haha :O)
After picking up the telescope had to do some work first, it had been under the patronage of some wild kids. Hence I had to take the one remaining eye piece apart and put it back together properly, collimate the optics, make a counterweight as one was missing and clean the whole lot, phew ! Now coming to grips with an equatorial mount and polar alignment which is easier than I first thought. Ok, rant off... want to go out and see what Orion has to offer now that it's a bit darker.