best settings for canon EOS700D ??

[cobra84]

Hi,im.pretty new to this an loved what ive already seen but my main goal is to capture what i see and dont see! Can anyone help me get the right setting for my canon EOS 700D.

Thanks

Mark

[Langy]

I think people may need a bit more info.

Are you doing prime focus through the scope? If not then what lens are you using?

[Moox]

And perhaps, what are you trying to capture?

[cobra84]

Yeah prime focus straight through scope. And just anything but would love to get some great nebula shots

[Langy]

Lunar and Planetary shots will require quite short exposures possibly as quick as 1/200, where anything else could require a vast amount of time more anything from a few seconds to minutes. If you are trying to capture DSO they you will need a setup that has good tracking on the scope due to the length of the exposures. Again post what equipment you have so that someone who knows can let you know you can get away with.

Set the camera to manual, no need to worry about the aperture as that's fixed by the scope itself where all you need to worry about is the exposure time. It's also best to have a remote to cut down on any movement and vibration when taking the shot. If you don't have one then you could use the timer to get away with things for starters.

[cobra84]

Thats brillient cheers. I have the skywatcher 150p

[oldpink]

what mount do you have and is it motorised to allow you to track

[cobra84]

Its the EQ-3 mount an no im going to get the motor tomorrow hopefully with the 2 axis.