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I like things to be complete 😉😉 I'll get the 3.2 and 12mm 😁

Will be able to get in two more. Will take out the Barlow and super10 and put those in my kit bag, that way I can have 6 lenses 😂😁👌

Opps another two lenses - a 3.2mm and a 25mm lense 😊 pleased with these

Approx 93x, but i added a 2x barlow on as well giving about 187x

I suspose if you take the photo yourself, regardless of quality it will always mean much more that a glossy magazine photo of jupiter - because we've take them. 🙂

It's amazing isn't it. I remember that about 7 weeks ago and I was blown away. A moment I will always remember. I have been viewing Jupiter and Saturn through a BST 8mm starguider which is really nice too. Doesn't stay in frame long but its beautiful

I am just using the default Camera app in pro mode on my huawei p20 phone. Seems to work great. ISO around 400 and quick shutter speed. These are just single shots. Hopefully once I get the hang of stacking, the photos will be better quality

I waited in expectation but the clouds got the better of me. Managed to snap a few single shots. Not sure I'm getting better yet, as don't have good enough conditions to stay out long enough to practice 😁😂

Yes its the new heritage 150p. generally I am really pleased with the scope and love it. It's just that focuser. Wish I could adapt it for the up and down one, but think its near impossible unfortunately. but while I enjoy and learn, its a great scope

Now adding a very different smartphone setup as worried about Phone hanging off my new BST lenses

I have been thinking of the Nexyz adapter and like the look of it, but I worry its too bulky for the focuser on my scope. I am trying something a little different... not the best job, but is secure.... Just need one mini tripod ball head to attach a light weight phone adapter. now my thinking is, that my current adapter has been hanging off the eyepiece and I worry its going to break it because of the weight. WHat I am trying to do here is hover the phone over the eyepiece. Now the nice thing is with the BST starguider ones, you can unscrew the top part to adjust eyerelief which then helps line up phone camera flat on the eyepiece lens. I will up you when the other part comes and I can test it out 🙂

I am quite pleased to be honest. 🙂 The scope is a SW Heritage 150p, and Mag I think was approx 187x. 8mm lens +2x barlow. Slightlyu better shots below

Welcome. You'll love this place 😊👌

Next time when it is clear skies I will try a video and see how that comes out Yes Have PFTE tape. Have to replace every couple of outtings as comes of, but is better for sure 🙂

Thanks so much for your reply Dave. I do wear glasses and the main reason I have started to upgrade the lenses to the BST starguider range to help with that. the camera App on my phone also has Pro/Manual settings,so I am using that too which is good. Yeah realising the digital zoom won't help so wills top doing that 🙂 Also you make a good point about the adapter and the focuser. The focuser is the helical focuser and pretty rubbish and that. Put an eyepiece in, plus attach an adapter and phone and I think its tilting it slightly off which won't help either.

The focuser is the most disappointing part

Thank you so much

Thanks so much for these These are mine currently with the 150p which I am pleased with for sure

I am just getting into learning about stacking, so I am hoping that will help a little. I suspose also with video, my scope doesn't have tracking, so makes it a little more tough for sure but still possible. Presently just doing single images and pleased with how far I have come. Here is what I have done so far. I suspose I may upgrade to dedicated equipment after I have learnt alot more about astonomy, the sky, the stars etc. Need to learn to walk before I run...

An interesting observation I noticed doing a daytime test with my 8mm Starguider lens with my smartphone that the difference between the standard phone lense and the wide angle lens theres a massive difference...

I know and I just found the post after looking for hope regarding the heritage and what can be achieved. I have the heritage 150p 🙂 so was looking forward to seeing those pics in the post

Would I be able to see your images? Not coming up in your post?

Hi All, So I need some help. I am getting there slowly with getting to grips with heritage 150p scope and trying a few photos with phone and adapter, however I know its practice, practice practice and I know I could invest more money in camera equipment, but I know plenty of people who are taking great pictures of the planets with a smartphone, so I don't really want to give up. So using my heritage 150p, do you think a magnification using the 3.2mm lense giving approx 235x, will be too much mag to get a decent pic? Or do I need to reduce the mag so image doesn't distort? Presently I am on about 187x and what happens is the phone camera makes the image smaller again, so I zoom in slightly to about 2.5x on the camera. But the thing I am struggling with is getting a clear image representation. They are very noisy and can't seem to get the focus right. The focuser on the heritage is a bit rubbish anyway, and only needs to be knocked and ots out of focus again as there is only a tiny bit of movement in focusing anyway. If you could offer some help to this 6 week newbie it would be amazing!!! 🙂

Yeah will try that at some point for sure. I think there's a 5th moon now Showing as well 🤔