Bird shot through scope

Irish stargazer (John) · #1 21-10-2012, 09:05 AM

I thought I would have a go at taking pictures through my small WO Megrez 72 with my new Canon 7D. I was surprised at the results. This was taken using a Skywatcher field flattener and is a crop of the full frame. The full frame was pretty sharp to the edge. The scope and camera were supported on a AZ4 mount. A 1/400 sec exposure at ISO 100

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8...0324ccf7_h.jpg

Larryp (Laurie) · #2 21-10-2012, 11:17 AM

Excellent, John!

leon · #3 21-10-2012, 11:57 AM

Wow that is pretty sharp, lovely shot indeed.

Leon

AstroJason (Jason) · #4 21-10-2012, 12:15 PM

Wow great shot John! Those blue wrens move a lightning speed, so this is a great capture

Irish stargazer (John) · #5 23-10-2012, 06:30 AM

Thanks everyone. I was very surprised how well it worked. Those small WO scope are great. Easier to focus than a typical telephoto lens too but without the autofocus ability.

Saturn%5 (Graeme) · #6 23-10-2012, 06:35 AM

A Very nice shot John, Have one of them guys around here might try to see i can get the same result..

stardust steve (Steve) · #7 23-10-2012, 11:11 AM

yes very nice John. I have often thought of doing the same. I just need one of those mounts. I lugged the eq3 and c-102 down to do some whale watching/imaging (didn't see any) but i did notice the C.A in the images around distant rocks in the water.
Results like this have just added an AZ mount to the list

Irish stargazer (John) · #8 24-10-2012, 06:39 AM

The Skywatcher AZ4 is a decent mount for doing this kind of photography. Definitely need some form of Alt Az mount for panning

Deeno · #9 24-10-2012, 08:08 AM

Wow, great result.
Focus is spot on