Sunspot with 5" SCT
Oct 22, 2014 19:22:58 #
Canon 5D Mark II
Celestron Nexstar 5" SCT
ISO 50
F/10 fixed
1/160 second live view
Celestron Nexstar 5" SCT
ISO 50
F/10 fixed
1/160 second live view
Oct 22, 2014 20:21:07 #
Oct 22, 2014 20:42:38 #
sleepydrdr wrote:
Very cool! Nice and sharp. :thumbup:
Thank you very much. I am trying to decide what to use for tomorrow's eclipse.
This little scope has always had nice optics but it's a bit hard to align.
Oct 23, 2014 07:07:39 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Canon 5D Mark II
Celestron Nexstar 5" SCT
ISO 50
F/10 fixed
1/160 second live view
Celestron Nexstar 5" SCT
ISO 50
F/10 fixed
1/160 second live view
OMG Jim you really have outdone yourself this time.
You have 2 hrs of Eclipse get shots from all 3 scopes I am.
Craig
Oct 23, 2014 08:52:18 #
CraigFair wrote:
OMG Jim you really have outdone yourself this time.
You have 2 hrs of Eclipse get shots from all 3 scopes I am.
Craig
You have 2 hrs of Eclipse get shots from all 3 scopes I am.
Craig
LOL.. I am my own toughest critic.
I always compare my shots to the photos posted from the Russian space telescope.
http://www.tesis.lebedev.ru/en/active_areas.html
I know it's not a fair comparison, but its what I strive for.
Now to get rid of this pesky distorting atmosphere.
The location of this sunspot is going to make for some dramatic photographs today.
:lol:
Oct 23, 2014 15:10:06 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
LOL.. I am my own toughest critic.
I always compare my shots to the photos posted from the Russian space telescope.
http://www.tesis.lebedev.ru/en/active_areas.html
I know it's not a fair comparison, but its what I strive for.
Now to get rid of this pesky distorting atmosphere.
The location of this sunspot is going to make for some dramatic photographs today.
:lol:
I always compare my shots to the photos posted from the Russian space telescope.
http://www.tesis.lebedev.ru/en/active_areas.html
I know it's not a fair comparison, but its what I strive for.
Now to get rid of this pesky distorting atmosphere.
The location of this sunspot is going to make for some dramatic photographs today.
:lol:
I think you're right there with them! Would love to get into this type of photography!!!!...........$omeday!!
Robert
Apr 7, 2015 10:02:24 #
rodart wrote:
I think you're right there with them! Would love to get into this type of photography!!!!...........$omeday!!
Robert
Robert
sorry it took so long to reply.
If you have a good camera, a long telephoto all you need is a solar filter. You can find the material to make your own on the internet, search for Baader solar film. The film even comes with directions for making one type of slip on filter.
I made a few out of old filters that I removed the glass and used the frame and anchor to hold a filter made with Matte board and filter material.
It let me get into it cheap when we had the total solar eclipse here a few years back. (2012)
Apr 7, 2015 19:38:26 #
When you state that your 5" is hard to align, have you thought about taking the optics off of the mount adding a Vixen rail and using your AVX?
Great shots by the way
Matthew
Great shots by the way
Matthew
Apr 7, 2015 21:11:59 #
Oknoder wrote:
When you state that your 5" is hard to align, have you thought about taking the optics off of the mount adding a Vixen rail and using your AVX?
Great shots by the way
Matthew
Great shots by the way
Matthew
Matthew thank you for the compliment.
Ah that statement was well before the AVX mount.
I have made a temporary mount for it that works fairly well.
This was not tapped for a vixen rail but it might be in the near future.
Apr 7, 2015 21:26:42 #
Huh now that I check I see your point. Odd UHH sent me an email alert for this page, like it was on my watch list. I noticed I have not made a previous post in this thread or added to my watch list.
Odd... on a side note if you do decide to tap your SCT I suggest using a Greenlee drill tap. They have both the drill and tap all in a single impact bit, with a stop that is designed to allow you to counter sink the head of the screw. Probably wont need to countersink the screws if tapping into the thin aluminium.
Odd... on a side note if you do decide to tap your SCT I suggest using a Greenlee drill tap. They have both the drill and tap all in a single impact bit, with a stop that is designed to allow you to counter sink the head of the screw. Probably wont need to countersink the screws if tapping into the thin aluminium.
Apr 9, 2015 12:16:11 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Canon 5D Mark II
Celestron Nexstar 5" SCT
ISO 50
F/10 fixed
1/160 second live view
Celestron Nexstar 5" SCT
ISO 50
F/10 fixed
1/160 second live view
I still love this shot Jim. It's the one that influenced me to go do some Solar.
Craig
Apr 9, 2015 12:28:57 #
CraigFair wrote:
I still love this shot Jim. It's the one that influenced me to go do some Solar.
Craig
Craig
Thanks Craig. Just need to get you into a different filter material. ;)
Apr 9, 2015 12:45:30 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Thanks Craig. Just need to get you into a different filter material. ;)
My next buy will most likely be a Guide Camera. I've got the Celestron Guidescope already. $300.00 is a little steep.
Craig
Apr 17, 2015 10:59:52 #
CraigFair wrote:
My next buy will most likely be a Guide Camera. I've got the Celestron Guidescope already. $300.00 is a little steep.
Craig
Craig
Baader film is way less expensive.
:shock:
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