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Joe929 · 9th of April 2012 (Mon)

One more advantage a mount has is that most feature "go-to" technology, which once set up, will point you to whatever you are trying to see if you don't know the night sky very well.

luigis · 14th of April 2012 (Sat)

I have to ask what kind of photos you want to take...

Deep sky images like nebulas, galaxies and clusters?
Planetary images like Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and the Moon?
Wide fields like the Milky Way?
Night sky photos including the landscape?

Unfortunately each option needs completely different equipment.

For example for good deep sky images you need a mount, a telescope a second scope for guiding, a laptop, power sources, a 2nd camera for guiding, dew control system, and the imaging camera (you already have that!)
Then you have to take everything to a dark location, setup, take the photos, go back home and process them.

It's not easy!

archer1960 · 14th of April 2012 (Sat)

One thing to keep in mind is that most telescope camera attachments will vignette on a full-frame camera, but you can of course crop that off if needed.

calypsob · 26th of April 2012 (Thu)

the celestron cs6-ngt can do astrophotography very well and it is cheaper than an astro trac. In fact it doubles as an astro trac if you mount your camera piggy back to the telescope. You cant go wrong with the cs6ngt my old neighbor had one and we lived in the suburbs so there was really bad light pollution but he was still able to get some awesome long exposure of galaxies and nebulas with this scope.

e92m3 · 2nd of May 2012 (Wed)

Speaking from experience, the mount is the most important piece of the system. When purchasing a new setup, you should spend at least 2/3 of the $$ on the mount. Since no one mentioned it, have you consider using a fork mount on an equatorial wedge? It eliminates the need for a scope flip after a meridian transit.

With the 5D III and and other full frame camera, u need a 2" focusing tube. The 1.25" found on many low end scope is not going to work.

Celestron · 2nd of May 2012 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by e92m3

Since no one mentioned it, have you consider using a fork mount on an equatorial wedge? It eliminates the need for a scope flip after a meridian transit.

Do you have sample images of this kind of mount ? I've never seen this setup before in my 15 yrs of being an amateur astronomer . Been alot of changes since i started but not what your talking about . Also you might mention this will not work with a refractor , only a SCT and if you have a camera hooked up at PF then you have another problem especially if shooting at zenith .

Grizz · 4th of May 2012 (Fri)

Ron I know you have seen fork mounted scopes on a wedge.

Celestron · 5th of May 2012 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grizz

Ron I know you have seen fork mounted scopes on a wedge.

Aw yes now i know what he was talking about . I was thinking he meant a EQ mount but overlooked the Wedge part . Yep i've seen them !

9th of April 2012 (Mon)	#16
Joe929 Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 284 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: What equipment do I need for space photography One more advantage a mount has is that most feature "go-to" technology, which once set up, will point you to whatever you are trying to see if you don't know the night sky very well. __________________ Canon 7D, 24-105L, 100-400L, Tokina 11-16, 430 ex II http://www.flickr.com/photos/50204351@N02/ http://joeogden.net/

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luigis Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 1,393 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: What equipment do I need for space photography I have to ask what kind of photos you want to take... Deep sky images like nebulas, galaxies and clusters? Planetary images like Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and the Moon? Wide fields like the Milky Way? Night sky photos including the landscape? Unfortunately each option needs completely different equipment. For example for good deep sky images you need a mount, a telescope a second scope for guiding, a laptop, power sources, a 2nd camera for guiding, dew control system, and the imaging camera (you already have that!) Then you have to take everything to a dark location, setup, take the photos, go back home and process them. It's not easy! __________________ www.luisargerich.com Landscape Photography & Astrophotography Follow me on Twitter My Awesome Gear List

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archer1960 Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,834 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: What equipment do I need for space photography One thing to keep in mind is that most telescope camera attachments will vignette on a full-frame camera, but you can of course crop that off if needed. __________________ T1i (500D), A2E film body, Tokina 11-16, Tamron 18-270 VC, Canon FD 100 f/4.0 macro, Vivitar DF-383 flash, Astro-Tech AT6RC telescope, various other crap.

26th of April 2012 (Thu)	#19
calypsob Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: auburn alabama Posts: 615	Re: What equipment do I need for space photography the celestron cs6-ngt can do astrophotography very well and it is cheaper than an astro trac. In fact it doubles as an astro trac if you mount your camera piggy back to the telescope. You cant go wrong with the cs6ngt my old neighbor had one and we lived in the suburbs so there was really bad light pollution but he was still able to get some awesome long exposure of galaxies and nebulas with this scope.

2nd of May 2012 (Wed)	#20
e92m3 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 5	Re: What equipment do I need for space photography Speaking from experience, the mount is the most important piece of the system. When purchasing a new setup, you should spend at least 2/3 of the $$ on the mount. Since no one mentioned it, have you consider using a fork mount on an equatorial wedge? It eliminates the need for a scope flip after a meridian transit. With the 5D III and and other full frame camera, u need a 2" focusing tube. The 1.25" found on many low end scope is not going to work. __________________ Wayne Canon 5D mk3, Canon MPE-65, Canon 50mm F1.2 L, Canon 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 L, Canon EF 2x Extender, Vixen VC200L 1800mm, Canon 600EX-RT

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