Jump to content

Banner.jpg.b89429c566825f6ab32bcafbada449c9.jpg

Afocal photography eyepieces?


riverer

Recommended Posts

I'm trying to do some afocal astrophotography with a 130P skywatcher, I just want to do planets the the moon for now and maybe the odd constellation, no DSO's.

I'm going to be using my Iphone with a clamp, I know thats not going to be great quality, but putting together a journal of what I see on an ipad so it makes life nice and easy to use the phone and keeps the cost down.

I have 10mm/25mm eyepieces that came with the scope, a 2x TAL barlow and a BST explorer 8mm. The BST is to fat at the eye-end to use the clamp with.

What I'd like is a good eyepiece for planets that will work well for afocal photography, and is thin so the clamp fits on it.

Any suggestions, or just tips on what to look for (eye relief, field of view, etc) much appreciated.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Without knowing a little more about your clamp, it might be difficult to make a recommendation.

I took this:

http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d3/Juniorjetpack/IMAG0195.jpg

Using a Celestron X-Cel LX (18mm) on my SW 200p. I was just trying out the EP and literally held my phone's camera lens to the EP and took a snap. The screw up eye-cup on the X-cel allowed me to hold my phone firmly to the EP, without risking the phone's lens surround making contact with the glass.

As photos go, it's not going to win me any prizes, but it was just a spur of the moment snap.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.