Monthly Challenge Entry

wackiej ( ) posted Sat, 16 April 2005 at 3:32 PM · edited Thu, 06 February 2025 at 10:39 PM

This is something I have always wanted to try just to see if it worked. This photo was shot through the lense of my telescope. I don't have any adapters, just the camera and the scope. Only 1/4 of 1/2 moon came out, I suspect because of the curve of both lenses. Now that I know the end result, I think I'll leave space to the Hubble.

wackiej ( ) posted Sat, 16 April 2005 at 3:34 PM

The Thumb

Onslow ( ) posted Sat, 16 April 2005 at 3:48 PM

I was just asking in the other thread if anyone had tried this - what scope / camera did you use ? Did you fix it with tape or some other way ? It is an impressive image even though you didn't capture the whole moon.

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

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wackiej ( ) posted Sat, 16 April 2005 at 4:02 PM

My scope is a basic Celestron 14mm Newtonian. Used the 20mm lens. The camera is a Sony F717 Cyber-Shot in macro. No fixes/postwork (tape?). Tripod on the telescope only. Took about 6 pics, only one came out decent. Although Jupiter is close and clearly visible, I could not even see it through the camera.

3DGuy ( ) posted Sat, 16 April 2005 at 4:27 PM

Cool. Nice detail. I can't get that close with my 300mm :(

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Onslow ( ) posted Sat, 16 April 2005 at 4:32 PM

It came out ok considering no adapter, the sony has a large lens so more difficult than smaller lens cameras.

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html