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Originally Posted by pluto
A GPUSB box is a device that lets you connect your mount to a computer. It's not the only way to do it and, while it's the nicest way to control your mount, it's not actually necessary. You can use a HEQ5 Pro GoTo mount fine without connecting it to a computer at all.
If it was me I would get your head around getting your gear setup, collimating, drift aligning, and taking 1 minute exposures before worrying about autoguiding and running the mount from a computer.
You can get some great images with a DSLR with exposures around a minute, just check out some of the great stuff in the astrophotography section here on IIS.
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That seems a sensible way to go to me
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Originally Posted by rustigsmed
Hi Craig,
With a HEQ5 and the f5 newt, you will be able to get exposures around 30 secs. Longer if you have really good polar alignment and may reach 1 minute.
A DSLR usually doesn't allow computer control of the shutter for longer than 30seconds unless you have a GPUSB http://www.store.shoestringastronomy...roducts_gp.htm
You can get these down the track - they aren't essential right now. As you are able to get going on photography with exposures under 30 seconds. here are my photos from a goto dob with around 20 second exposures https://www.flickr.com/photos/80336656@N07/
Planetary 'photos' are done mostly by taking a video of the planet for a couple of minutes and using software to remove blurry frames and stack into a single image.
Cheers
Rusty |
Again great advice - and my DSLR takes video so maybe able to get some good images once I have become aquainted with my scope and camera better
