astrophotography need help. just begun astrophotography and have a few doubts.

[dwayne dias]

And forgot to mention my currency is INR...thats the rupee. Uea i know ...it pretty much stands no where...

[dwayne dias]

Mick J...hahahaha...u are so so right. Yes i am a goan... and i am looking out for a good cam too i currently use my brothers nikon d5500. Will be buying my own dslr shortly. Mick, could u suggest something that i'd use in the long run. I want a dslr because i will b using it for even shooting the milky way. Yes i do agree CCD cams are the best for astrophorography. And short exposures. But inneed something for day as well as nightvshots and astrophotography.

[Galactic Wanderer]

18 minutes ago, dwayne dias said:

Galatic wanderer

Theae were 30 exposures. The first one was at iso1600  and the pther one was about iso800.  And my currency is the INR...the indian rupee... stands pretty much mo where..but i gotta love with that.

 The one at ISO 800 is awesome. Keep testing with different camera  settings like you are doing.

 Btw I tried doing it with a currency converter but it said £33 (which is very low for 3000 rupees. I know the indian rupee is a strange currency but is this correct?

https://www.bing.com/search?q=inr-+%C2%A3&form=EDGNTC&qs=PF&cvid=5c6c1041be48401db1ddc9210f1bba66&pq=inr-%20%C2%A3

[happy-kat]

Comparing prices doesn't account for the local economy, import duties and product availability.

[dwayne dias]

Galatic wanderer.

Hahahahaha. The INR basically has a really low value. 96 INR = 1 british pound

And 66 INR = 1 USD.

 

So if i need to buy an eq6 mount ,il b spending roughly 1,99,000 which is a bomb. Might have to sell a kidney or something .lol

[Galactic Wanderer]

8 minutes ago, dwayne dias said:

Mick J...hahahaha...u are so so right. Yes i am a goan... and i am looking out for a good cam too i currently use my brothers nikon d5500. Will be buying my own dslr shortly. Mick, could u suggest something that i'd use in the long run. I want a dslr because i will b using it for even shooting the milky way. Yes i do agree CCD cams are the best for astrophorography. And short exposures. But inneed something for day as well as nightvshots and astrophotography.

A good cheap starter cam is a canon eos 1100d. You can pick one up second hand for less than £100. Otherwise, you could looking into DSLRs which are specially made for astrphotography. For example, Nikon D810A or a Canon EOS 60Da.
 

[dwayne dias]

So i have no option but the dobsonian dual axis platform. Which is for 550$. Not bad. I wont b paying much of any import duty or tax coz i know someone working at the docks. He will get it cleared for me. So no issues bout that.

[Galactic Wanderer]

4 minutes ago, dwayne dias said:

Galatic wanderer.

Hahahahaha. The INR basically has a really low value. 96 INR = 1 british pound

And 66 INR = 1 USD.

 

So if i need to buy an eq6 mount ,il b spending roughly 1,99,000 which is a bomb. Might have to sell a kidney or something .lol

I'm no banker or money expert!

[dwayne dias]

Also please feel free to suggest any good dslr or ccd  in the 600 to 700$ range.

[dwayne dias]

2 minutes ago, Galatic Wanderer said:

I'm no banker or money expert!

Neithemr am i. I am an engineering student. Cant help it. Math and calculations have become an integral part of my life.

[happy-kat]

Canon great connectivity and no risk of star eating.

A dslr with a flip out screen is handy but increases the cost.

I have a canon 1100d I use it attached to my android tablet to help focus as it doesn't have a flip out screen and the tablet gives me a 7 inch screen through which to control it.

[Galactic Wanderer]

 

7 minutes ago, dwayne dias said:

Also please feel free to suggest any good dslr or ccd  in the 600 to 700$ range.

You don't want to be buying ccds when ur just a beginner. They are only capable of taking long exposure deep sky shots. A DSLR can take nightscapes, the sun (using a white light filter), deep sky and the moon. I would also go for canons instead of Nikons.

[dwayne dias]

But. The nikon d5500 outbeats even the t6 and the t6s. Has good connectivity, better iso, no AAFilter like the 60da, its small, lite, also has a flip and touch screen and low noise as compared to other entry level cams. It costs about 650 to 700$. How about all these specifications...??? And il b using an intervalometer to avoid camera shake.

[happy-kat]

As a thought you might need to move the primary mirror up the tube on your telescope as not all telescopes can reach focus with a dslr. 

[happy-kat]

Can you turn long exposure noise reduction off? 

You want to take your own calibration frames.

[dwayne dias]

Happy- kat

And how do i do that..??

[happy-kat]

You won't know until you try if a dslr will reach focus with your telescope until you try, using prime focus (not using an eye piece).

[dwayne dias]

Happy-Kat

And once it is focused can i connect an eyepiece to my dslr t ring..??.. i just ordered a telephoto projection super view eyepiece(32mm)

[Galactic Wanderer]

7 minutes ago, dwayne dias said:

But. The nikon d5500 outbeats even the t6 and the t6s. Has good connectivity, better iso, no AAFilter like the 60da, its small, lite, also has a flip and touch screen and low noise as compared to other entry level cams. It costs about 650 to 700$. How about all these specifications...??? And il b using an intervalometer to avoid camera shake.

It looks good to me and if you're used to that camera I would buy it. Canons are different to Nikons and will take some getting used to if you get a canon. 

[happy-kat]

I assumed you would at some point move to prime focus imaging.

Something to read about for another day.

[dwayne dias]

Yes. And also the nikon uses a sony sensor. Which sendors do the canons have...???

[Galactic Wanderer]

4 minutes ago, dwayne dias said:

Yes. And also the nikon uses a sony sensor. Which sendors do the canons have...???

I think Canon make their own CMOS sensors

[dwayne dias]

1 minute ago, happy-kat said:

I assumed you would at some point move to prime focus imaging.

Something to read about for another day.

I leave it all to experimentation now. Till i buy or make my mount, i have plenty time to learn through mistakes and trials and errors. Focusing is my first goal. And once i am perfectly equipped. I'll surely share my first images here. 

[dwayne dias]

1 minute ago, Galatic Wanderer said:

I think Canon make their own CMOS sensors

If u ask me. I dont know, but its my personal opinion. I have seen all 3 brands and tried them out. But i prefer Sony's sensors. They are much more sensitive. And capture much more stars and detail. And nikons too use sony sensors. Thats the reason i choose nikon. 

[Galactic Wanderer]

Maybe. I'm not an expert on different camera sensors.