Simple Astrophotography Using A Telescope and DSLR Part 3: Exposure Time

[@colinbacon1738]

excellent series ,

[@astro_flo4867]

Great Video!

[@oldgazer7200]

Thank you!

[@jackchesnut1956]

I'm just about ready to take the leap into astrophotography and I found this video series helpful.. I have an 8 inch Celestron Evolution scope and just ordered the equatorial wedge in anticipation of my new endeavor into photography. I'm looking forward to the next few videos that I know you already published.... I so appreciate you taking the time to help photography beginners like me out!

[@oldgazer7200]

Thanks for your kind words. I wish you every success. That Evolution scope with the wedge should work well. If you don’t already have one, I would suggest getting a 6.3 focal reducer which will widen the field of view and decrease focal ratio for better light gathering.

[@astronomiaaovivo3415]

Very good, i use EAA and Sharpcap.

[@oldgazer7200]

I might eventually get into EAA. Looks very interesting.

[@astronomiaaovivo3415]

@@oldgazer7200 Very good!

[@lornaz1975]

If I have not said it before I think you would like EAA, Electronic Assisted Astronomy. Your'e kinda doing it now.

[@jtepsr]

how did you take 55 images of 2 sec photos. if you use a intervalometer and use 2 sec exposures for 55 images at 1 sec apart, shouldn't you get startrails?

[@michaelmontgomery6388]

Hi Mate, Great video. I have a 130 astro celestron, and I'm thinking of buying the Canon 3500D, or would I be wasting my time ñ money? Keep up with the good work you do.

[@oldgazer7200]

Thanks. I don’t think you’d be wasting your time if you have the patience to take lots and lots of very short exposures and stacking them together (I’ve just posted a stacking tutorial). I’m assuming the mount on your 130 is a manual mount; if it’s a GoTo mount you can take longer exposures). I’ve had some experience taking very short exposures with a lower quality scope than your 130 and got decent results after taking lots of photos and stacking. Like most things associated with the hobby it takes patience.

[@mikeleahy5283]

Your helping me greatly, I had a 8” dob but limited to visual astronomy. Bought a tracking mount a dslr camera but don’t know how the process works been watching vids but most are to fast or advanced for me. Yours are not . Hoping you show a vid on setup outside polar align level and shooting pics can’t wait for your processing vid …