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Originally Posted by YunDog
Chris,
That is a quality looking scope - that pic was fantastic - even viewing something like that would be a dream let alone getting a pic. Did you use stacking and digital processing?, did that shot require star tracking? Do you have the SLR attached directly or was that through the eye piece? Sorry for all the questions.
Its a little more than I had budgeted but hopefully this will last me a long time.
Thanks for that reply it has rekindled my interest. I was starting to think I was out of my depth.
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Hi YD,
You wont see this sort of colour (or pretty much any colour) through the eyepiece as our eyes are not sensitive to colour in the dark. You can still see these sort of details, but they are more black and white / grey than colour.
I took 9 x 30 second pics through the scope using a Canon 1000D DSLR connected via a T ring adaptor that screws straight on to the focuser of the scope. These pics were stacked using registax and then slightly adjusted in registax (realy only played with gamma and levels) to produce this pic. NO eyepiece used as the camera was at prime focus in the focuser (no lens on the camera either)
I only had the scope lined up with the south celestial pole and the 3 star alignment done and then attached the camera and fired off 9 shots at 30 sec each to get this.
As for the planets, I am impressed with how much I can see on Jupiter and Saturn through this scope, especially with tracking, it tends to help a lot as the image doesnt fly by like the dobsonian does because it stays on target for as long as you want to look at it.
Well worth the money and should last me (and you, if you get one) a LONG time as its a very versatile setup.
Cheers
Chris