any tips for eyepiece projection

dpastern (Dave Pastern) · #1 08-09-2009, 06:36 PM

I procured a eyepiece projection tube (eyepiece 1.25" slides into it and is locked in place), a t mount adaptor to attach said projection tube to the camera. Hoping to do some high powered shots of the moon and Jupiter over the next few weeks (and soon as those damn clouds clear!!!), any suggestions? I also bought Red & Yellow 1.25" filters as well, apparently they give better contrast with the planets in most cases.

Should I set the shutter fire delay to 10 seconds, use mirror lockup and obviously a remote for the best results?

Dave

Astrobserver99 (Rob) · #2 08-09-2009, 06:59 PM

You will probably find the EP position will have to adjusted depending on your EP to achieve optimum focus. I found about 1-2cm from the front camera mount worked best for me.

dpastern (Dave Pastern) · #3 08-09-2009, 10:39 PM

Cool, not sure if I get much in the way of eyepiece placement with this setup. Shall try and photograph it tomorrow night so you can all see what I bought today. It's just a quick and dirty fix.

Dave