Hi David,
Great point re kids and screens. They would definitely enjoy seeing dsos appear on the screen!
I tried some AP with the Sony I have and 10s exposures were maximum before seeing star trails on North West direction.
It looks like a decent dedicated camera can serve us well for eaa and planetary imaging. Thank you for the tips.
Cheers
Abdullah
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave882
I certainly agree with Andrew that eaa is a great option if you want to extend your use of the 8se. You will be restricted to stacking 5-20sec exposures but this is more than enough to reveal even some of the dimmer dso’s.
Another advantage is that I’ve found that my young kids struggle to see stuff through the eyepiece but really enjoy looking at images on the screen (kids these days ay). Even a cheap small-sensor Astro camera will be able to give you decent live views from the suburbs in the middle of harsh light pollution with a cheap LP filter. Switch to video mode and you are ready to start planetary imaging.
You won’t be able to get postcard pics with an 8se with even the most expensive camera but a cheap colour camera will give you 1000x more than you can get through the eyepiece in the suburbs.
|