The moon--cell phone attached to a telescope
Dec 10, 2016 13:18:59 #
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Dec 10, 2016 14:46:50 #
Wow! Awesome shots. Makes me want to get my telescope out and try it with my phone.
Dec 10, 2016 15:00:38 #
dlmorris
Loc: Loma Linda, Ca
The scope was a Sky Watcher ED 120. The adapter was an Orion StedyPix EZ Smartphone adapter. The camera/phone was an IPhone 6s. It was shooting through a 17mm eyepiece. Most any camera phone should work.
Dec 10, 2016 15:02:39 #
Dec 10, 2016 16:23:36 #
Liked your pics.
Searched around & found this: "Gosky Universal Cell Phone Adapter Mount - Compatible with Binocular Monocular Spotting Scope Telescope and Microscope - For Iphone Sony Samsung Moto Etc" on Amazon for $19 at: https://www.amazon.com/Gosky-Universal-Phone-Adapter-Mount/dp/B013D2ULO6. Found a review at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xliqPyMvqqk . Thought I'd try it w/my Refractor telescope. The last pics of the moon I shot were w/a 35mm using B&W & weren't great.
Searched around & found this: "Gosky Universal Cell Phone Adapter Mount - Compatible with Binocular Monocular Spotting Scope Telescope and Microscope - For Iphone Sony Samsung Moto Etc" on Amazon for $19 at: https://www.amazon.com/Gosky-Universal-Phone-Adapter-Mount/dp/B013D2ULO6. Found a review at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xliqPyMvqqk . Thought I'd try it w/my Refractor telescope. The last pics of the moon I shot were w/a 35mm using B&W & weren't great.
Dec 10, 2016 16:39:44 #
dlmorris
Loc: Loma Linda, Ca
Should work. Wonder how it attaches to the eyepiece? Anyway, a lot cheaper than the one I got!
Dec 10, 2016 16:40:27 #
Dec 10, 2016 16:52:35 #
Dec 10, 2016 17:07:15 #
spaceylb wrote:
Excellent. Which telescope did you use?
It looks like an Orion telescope with an Apple iPhone 7.
Dec 10, 2016 17:46:35 #
Excellent pics! If you want to save a BUNCH of $$, make the adapter. Check out EYES ON THE SKY for a DIY version of the camera holder that you can make for about $5 in about 30 minutes. http://eyesonthesky.com/
Clear and dark skies,
Tom Richardson, K4TTA
Memphis Astronomical Society
Vice-President for Programs
www.memphisastro.org
Clear and dark skies,
Tom Richardson, K4TTA
Memphis Astronomical Society
Vice-President for Programs
www.memphisastro.org
Dec 10, 2016 18:19:36 #
dlmorris
Loc: Loma Linda, Ca
[quote=Tom--K4TTA]Excellent pics! If you want to save a BUNCH of $$, make the adapter. Check out EYES ON THE SKY for a DIY version of the camera holder that you can make for about $5 in about 30 minutes. http://eyesonthesky.com/
NOW you tell me how to make a cheap adapter! But that was a good article, and I'll make one because once in a while I give some sort of talk on night phototargraphy and astrophotography, and it is always good to have some samples of simple and inexpensive equipment and adapters. Thanks for the link!
NOW you tell me how to make a cheap adapter! But that was a good article, and I'll make one because once in a while I give some sort of talk on night phototargraphy and astrophotography, and it is always good to have some samples of simple and inexpensive equipment and adapters. Thanks for the link!
Dec 10, 2016 18:33:55 #
dlmorris wrote:
I was wondering what kind of a picture you could get by attaching a camera phone to a telescope, so purchased an adapter and mounted my phone to one of my scopes and tried for the moon. Here is what I got. Feel free to check out the download.
Impressive...!!! Excellent work.....Thanks for your post.
Dec 10, 2016 19:44:04 #
Dec 11, 2016 00:26:48 #
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