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Originally Posted by RugbyRene
Hi,
I recently bought a SW Star Adventurer and was wondering, given that it's not a goto mount, how I can ensure I point it at the correct part of the sky when taking photos?
Would appreciate any assitance from fellow SW Star Adventurer owners.
Thanks
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Originally Posted by BeanerSA
Correct part of the sky "for what"? What is it that you are trying to capture?
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Originally Posted by SteveInNZ
Use a wider lens to center the area of interest and then switch to the longer lens for your exposure. On a Canon, I use a kit 18-55 with a 2x converter. It takes a couple of 5 second shots at max ISO and you're done.
Steve.
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added Re: Been away for a while, so forgive me if this sounds stupid. Can you attach something like a Telrad to the mount to point at the area of interest, then attach the camera
Hi Mark & Rene
Probably attach a Telrad to the camera,lens or scope, only if able ? This way, the pointer will alway be parrallel with the lens/scope - Doubt there be an attachment for camera or lens as such tho, maybe Duct Tape ?
@ Rene : It would be good to know what lens or small scope your using, and how Dark the sky is where you are, in a dark sky, you should be able to find bright targets easily with a star-chart !
I like SteveInNZ reply
yes, take a wide shot in the general area then center the target accordingly. The zoom or change to a longer lens, take another shot and center again kind a thing
It appears the tracking with single axis guiding is pretty good on this mount
Hope this helps