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Originally Posted by tornado33
Hi all
Nice shot of the trapezium there.
M42 was my first ever attempt at deep sky imaging, at the time I used old fashioned ISO 1000 slide film and about 30 secs exposure, I also used the same method of positioning camera looking through eyepiece rather then attaching camera direct to scope for "prime focus" imaging, as at the time I didnt have the gear to do it.
Scott
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Hi Scott,
Thanks for your support of my first attempt.
The "prime focus" method you mentioned sounds interesting ... and it must be quite tricky to get the focus setup correctly. No doubt there are resources out there that describe how to do it. Also, as you mentioned, it will require some sort of hardware to mount the camera where the eyepiece normally sits. Hmmm, very interesting.
If these clouds will ever clear, I will have another attempt and take on board all the advice everyone has offered.
Thanks again!
Matt.