Amateur needs some help (eyepiece projection details)

[Lasha]

Hi guys,

I'm a newbie and need some advice.

I am particularly interested to start with a deep sky Astrophotography.

I was wondering, can I use the PanaView 32mm 2"  for eyepiece projection ? What sort of T-adapter  (2"?) do I need?   What's the most useful set of things to avoid the focusing problems? I Just bought the Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian f/5 , it has both 2" and 1,25" focuser. I've got a modified EOS 450D with the t-ring and the Astronomik CLS LP fillter. Also I've got the Celestron Eyepiece and Filter Kit already, but I think the quality of these lenses are not really good for photography.

So, Is there a suitable wide view (60-100) eyepiece that I could use for deep sky eyepiece projection (price range £100-250) ? could it possibly be a 32mm one? I would love to have just one or two decent eyepiece than a set of unused items.

Would I possibly need a coma corrector/field flattener that could connect with an eyepiece/camera?

I have tried to do my own research for last couple of days, but I've ended up with being too lost with so many options and products.

I would love to know what would be the optimal list of thngs to have for a decent wide field eyepiece projection.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

[Cornelius Varley]

Hello and welcome to SGL. Why do you want to photograph DSOs using the eyepiece projection method ? It would be much easier to just connect the camera body directly to the back of the telescope using a suitable t adapter (prime focus).

[PeterCPC]

Eyepiece projection is more for planetary imaging.

Peter

[Lasha]

Hello and welcome to SGL. Why do you want to photograph DSOs using the eyepiece projection method ? It would be much easier to just connect the camera body directly to the back of the telescope using a suitable t adapter (prime focus).

Thank you Peter,

...I don't know why I've got interested about it, maybe the fact that I could magnify the space?

I don't know, I haven't started yet, but I thought I could have more options with and without eyepiece. ??

[Lasha]

Eyepiece projection is more for planetary imaging.

Peter

Thanks Peter,

If you have an experience in that, Can you please tell me what would be the best affordable (around £250) equipment and eyepieces for the planetary imaging ?

I would do the planetary imaging as well, just my first choise was the deep sky.

I can't start until autumn anyway, as I live in Scotland and we don't have enaugh dark nights at the moment.

I was thinking to slowly get everything necessary this summer and start practicing in autumn.

[PeterCPC]

You really don't need eyepiece projection. You can achieve the same results with Barlow lens and a planetary imaging camera like the ASI120MC https://www.widescreen-centre.co.uk/Catalogue/ZWOptical.html

The best thing is to work out your field of view for various options. You can use this http://astronomy.tools/to do that.

For DSOs you might want to think about a wide field refractor to use with your 450d.

Peter

[Lasha]

You really don't need eyepiece projection. You can achieve the same results with Barlow lens and a planetary imaging camera like the ASI120MC https://www.widescreen-centre.co.uk/Catalogue/ZWOptical.html

The best thing is to work out your field of view for various options. You can use this http://astronomy.tools/to do that.

For DSOs you might want to think about a wide field refractor to use with your 450d.

Peter

Thank you very much. These links are very useful. Cheers!