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Originally Posted by [1ponders]
G'day Josh. If you are going to try to "talk"  your mate into bringing his telescope along you may want a few accessories. For a start, some way of connecting your camera to where the eyepiece normally goes. The easiest way to do that is with a T Ring which replaces your lense and a T-1.25 inch adapter or (better) a T - 2 inch adapter (assuming his scope will take a 2" adapter) that will slot into the telescope eyepiece holder. If he has a barlow you might even be able to use that to get greater magnification.
I really recommend getting out and practicing if you are going to use a telescope. It is a whole new ball game compared to using a lens.
Good luck with it. |
totally agree - or get some very big lenses - either way your heading for the next stage. if you use a mount you will need to guide it, or if you use a low power lens - 20mm or less you can get away with out guiding - but polar alignment is a must - and you need at least one RA drive. hav a go well before you plan to actually do it - you wont be sorry