Adapter for telescope

I'm using a rebel xti and would like to be able to get some pics of some stars, moon, etc. Is there an adapter where I can shoot through the telescope. If so where would the best place to find one be?

Forgive my ignorance, I've been shooting for approx 2 months. Thanks in advance!

It's called a t-ring. But you might want to try guided first. Look at these sites and google astrophotography.

http://www.astropix.co​m/HTML/I_ASTROP/TOC_AP​.HTM
http://www.shaystephen​s.com/moon_calc.php
http://www.astromart.c​om …rticle.asp?arti​cle_id=300

I can give you general info, but someone else will need to flush out the details.

There are two basic approaches to mounting a telescope on your camera.

Approach one (by far the easiest approach) removes the telescopes' eyepiece and just uses the telescope as a super telephoto lens. You will need a T-mount adapter for the telescope you have and a T-mount adapter for the camera you have. T-mount adapters are typically relative inexpensive. The focus system of the telescope must be retained, so be sure to get adapters that retain the focus system of the telescope. Of course you will have to manually focus and set exposure (Av auto mode should may also work).

Approach two retains the telescope eyepiece in the optical system. This method is far more complicated that the previous method as the adapters are far more complex and expensive. I am not very aware of what is required for this approach.

Enjoy! Lon

londuck wrote in post #2586685
I can give you general info, but someone else will need to flush out the details.

There are two basic approaches to mounting a telescope on your camera.

Approach one (by far the easiest approach) removes the telescopes' eyepiece and just uses the telescope as a super telephoto lens. You will need a T-mount adapter for the telescope you have and a T-mount adapter for the camera you have. T-mount adapters are typically relative inexpensive. The focus system of the telescope must be retained, so be sure to get adapters that bretain the focus system of the telescope. Of course you will have to manually focus and srt exposure (Av auto mode should may also work).

Approach two retains the telescope eyepiece in the optical system. This method is far more complicated that the previous method as the adapters are far more complex and expensive. I am not very aware of what is required for this approach.

Enjoy! Lon

Approach three the camera does not use the telescopes optics just it brains to track the object. The camera is mounted on top of the scope and uses it's own lens. It's called Guided.

drparker wrote in post #2586713
Approach three the camera does not use the telescopes optics just it brains to track the object. The camera is mounted on top of the scope and uses it's own lens. It's called Guided.

That would actually be called "piggybacking". Guided would mean that you make small adjustments to keep the object centered (through the scope if you're piggybacking or through a second scope if imaging through your scope).

sderic wrote in post #2587091
That would actually be called "piggybacking". Guided would mean that you make small adjustments to keep the object centered (through the scope if you're piggybacking or through a second scope if imaging through your scope).

OK, since I use a Meade guided scope when I piggyback I blend the two terms together

It's a "Guided Pig"