you can get an adapter to fit onto your camera that then fits into the eyepiece focuser, the telescope then acts as the lens

thanks ,do you know how much one of these costs?

Steve,

there about £14 depending on which camera you have, they are called "t mount camera adapters"

link to some are here.

Adaptors

cheers Rob

cheers rob , do you live anywhere near the north east as i am just wondering if there is any gd local places i can do some observing i live in south shields and i just been to kielder forest last weekend it was class clear sky most of the night just wondering if there is anywhere closer to home ,jeers steve

i`m in the midlands Steve, Nottingham to be exact,

if you post for members in your area someone will be able to help, there are a number of same groups or clubs in certain areas where people meet up, also check out the sky ay night website and look for clubs in your area, i found one in Ilkeston only a couple of miles away from where i live and they are very helpful bunch

are right, funny enough ive just found out there is a astronomy club in washington near where i live . have you been doing this hobbie long rob ?

i started last xmas, bought my daughter a skywatcher 130p and as i`d allways wanted one myself i bought a cg5 gt mount and a 6" sct to go on it, has been a big learning curve and still learning ! also have made a few freinds from this site that live close by and we meet up every now and again. can get a bit expensive though with all the kit you need for a good quality setup but have enjoyed it so far and i think if you buy wisely you get most of your money back if you sell it on so not to bad. how about you ?

well ive only started this month ,ive always been interested in astronomy but after goin up kielder one night i was dead lucky that the guys there who run it showed us around for nothing and let us spend the nyt with them looking through there scopes it was really inspiring so i went out and got a scope its a good biginner one took pics of moon goin to upload them but its a great hobbie