How-To: Astrophotography with a Dob!

[okiscopey (Mike)]

Originally Posted by iceman

For visual, newts on EQ mounts can be quite clumsy with the eyepiece getting in strange positions.

Is it possible to buy or modify a scope with a rotating top, so that the secondary and focusser can be moved to a better position? Any info or links would be appreciated. (This is a sideline to my investigations on 'the perfect scope that does everything'!)

[iceman (Mike)]

Hi Mike, not that I know of. But you can rotate the scope in its rings, which is what most EQ-mounted newt owners do.

[Clarry (Clayton)]

Mike or anyone, I have just purchased a Toucam with adapter for my 8" GSO dob. Last night I tried it for the first time and managed to get some half decent footage of the moon & Jupiter. With the moon, I can only get about 1/4 of it in my FOV at any time. Is it possible to fit it all in? Will a extension tube help me?
I'm a newb at this so any advise is appreciated.

[jupiter1 (Peter)]

hi mike its peter here was reading your article on astrophotography with a dobson and would like some help to get started what camera etc and anything else i need to know thank you peter mortimer