I made the leap from a DSLR to a CMOS.... A driving force for expanding in this way is to be able to share with others live images, sometimes called EEA or EAA - Electronically enhanced astronomy or Electronically assisted astronomy.
I'm using the Atik Horizon Camera attached to my 6" Celestron Advanced VX. I've had to use a 2" extension tube to get it into focus. There are other tidbits I'll probably mention in later posts, but for now ~ here are a few photos I've taken so far =)
Globular- M10 (I'm pretty sure....):
Lagoon Nebula:
Omega Nebula:
Trifid Nebula:
Wild Duck Cluster:
I'm looking forward to "playing around" with this camera more! I LOVE seeing the images stacked in real-time. I hope others will enjoy the capture in video mode too ;-)
I'm wanting to project from my telescope onto a monitor, as I saw recetly done at a Public Viewing session at the Witte Observatory by a visiting member of the Popular Astronomy Club (PAC) =)
A bit "quick and dirty" - I set up our "adopted" 8" Star Hopper (Newtonian refelctor on Dobsonian mount). I played a bit with it during the day both prime focus and projection using my Cannon ti5. I was not able to get the camera close enough to the secondary mirror to get it to focus using the prime focus method.
I was, however, able to get the Moon in focus using the projection technique with a 17 mm eyepiece. =) I had to back the camera WAY OUT. The image was hard to image because I had to hold the camera steady as the mount could not support its weight.
Here are a couple of images I snagged and a video I made.
The monitor we ordered came in and I hooked it up to take a look at the Sun through my 6" Celestron Advanced VX Refractor. The image on the monitor worked pretty darn slick. I used the projection method through a 20 mm eyepiece. In order to get the travel I needed, I had to add 2" extension to get the image to focus.
Here are a couple of images and video I made. I was glad there are (finally?) a few sunspots to look at.
The Moon occulted two stars on the evening of May 28, 2019. I took these shots and then "stitched" them back together with Movie Maker. The first occutation is a bit of a disappointment as star that was occulted drifted out of view.... But the second occutation worked ;-)
I keep my eyes out for ISS transits of either the Moon or Sun that I can see locally. Here's a brief glimpse of the ISS transiting the Sun June 1, 2018. Don't blink!
Out at the observatory June 15, 2018 for Public Viewing ~ I caught the Moon and Venus... BEAUTIFUL!
We went to the Observatory Friday night. I cleaned my camera sensor for the first time since I bought it.... It REALLY needed it!
I used a heater around my refractor for the first time ~ it worked very slick =) I stayed out photographying until about 1 AM. There was a heavy dew on my gear cases but my lens was dry.
While photographing the Moon for some Earthshine, I accidently filmed an occultation?
Can't get too much of M31
The "Teapot" was in a GREAT spot for photographing...
I seemed to "fight" the clouds for two recent occultations. Not really sure if I "won" or not =)
Sunday, May 28; Lunar Occultation of 74 Gem. These were taken through my 6" refractor.
Amidst the clouds I thought the Moon's looked pretty cool too. Here's a closer look.
Then on Wednesday, May 31 I tried again to capture the Moon passing in front of 47 Leo. It was so cloudy I decided not to take the time / energy to set up my scope, so here's what I captured using my camera on my Polarie.
