[Venge]

Bike's getting Pirelli tires. Meanwhile...

 

[27869]

I don't know why there's a moon here....but that'a fuckin cool!

 

[roflmawafl]

Nice, did you take these? If so what did you use?

 

[Venge]

I don't know why there's a moon here....but that'a fuckin cool!

I have too many hobbies and can't always keep them compartmentalized... I like enjoy the awesome things other people do and sharing when I get to do awesome things lol. Thanks!

Nice, did you take these? If so what did you use?

Yup! I used an 8" Reflector telescope (1000mm focal length) on an equatorial mount that wasn't tracking (hand positioned). I strapped an unmodified Nikon D7200 body onto an eyepiece projection rig and used... hmmm... I'm pretty sure it was a 17mm and 25mm eyepiece.

I was playing with different image scales. Unfortunately the camera knows nothing about that so it's not saved in the image data like it would be if I used a camera lens.

So the Chain of... imagery? would be Moon -> Reflector scope -> 17mm/25mm eyepiece -> adapter adjustable gap ->D7200 image sensor. All focusing is done with the telescope of course, which is interesting.

 

[sbk1198]

Daaaamn! Those were taken from Earth?

 

[Venge]

Daaaamn! Those were taken from Earth?

Not 100% sure. This is the first time I viewed the moon through this scope and it definitely felt like I was in orbit. I didn't look anywhere else for a while, so who knows.

 

[Scorpi0]

Thats cool as shit man. I wanna see the sun

 

[Venge]

Thats cool as shit man. I wanna see the sun

Actually.... That's coming soon.

Especially since Mercury will transit over the sun this year.

 

[Venge]

Kinda sacrificed quality for "quantity"... Tried my highest magnification eyepiece. Looks blurry and grainy and kind of like old Nasa photos lol.

 

[CamSpoon]

Do you do a lot of imaging? I'm into it too, won sir Patrick Moore award in 2014


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[Venge]

Do you do a lot of imaging? I'm into it too, won sir Patrick Moore award in 2014

I have been lately but I'm brand new to this hobby. I used to shoot the moon with a 200mm Nikor and then got pissed one day because i could only barely make out the bands in a blurry greyscale.

 

[PainfullySlo]

Awesome shots...really beautiful stuff.

It also gives you an appreciation for how much of a beating a planet can take without an atmostphere

 

[Ey3l45h]

Actually.... That's coming soon.

Especially since Mercury will transit over the sun this year.

Stoopid question:

How do you image the sun without burning out the sensor on the camera?

Ey3

 

[CamSpoon]

I have been lately but I'm brand new to this hobby. I used to shoot the moon with a 200mm Nikor and then got pissed one day because i could only barely make out the bands in a blurry greyscale.

Ah ok fair enough. If you want any tips don't hesitate to drop me a massage here's one of mine from last summer. Also back to bikes, saw a nice '15 ZX6R today. Very loud exhaust too...

 

[Scorpi0]

^ ^ ^ ^


Oh shit.....Supernova!!!

 

[Venge]

Stoopid question:

How do you image the sun without burning out the sensor on the camera?

Ey3

The same way you view it without burning out your eye . A very, very dark filter that blocks almost all light.