Centering objects in dslr wide field astrophotography

[dr_robot]

Hi gang,

Been getting to grips with taking medium length exposures, stacking and so on and getting pleasantly surprised at the encouraging results. One thing im pretty poor at is shooting intend, most objects I aim for e. g ursa minor are well off centre if in shot at all.

I wondered if there were any hints and tips for using a dslr with a regular tripod?

Best wishes and thanks

Gavan

[Biggz]

I originally thought of something like this http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/finder/universal-finder-mounting-shoe/hotshoe-rd-finder.html

But, can you not take a quick, high ISO, picture (or use live view if you have it) to see where the camera is pointing before taking a longer exposure?

[dr_robot]

Yeah, thats a good idea! Certainly something to try