finding targets which you can not see with a dslr

[Wirral man]

im currently snapping away at Andromeda but how would you find galaxies like the pin wheel where you can't even see it using a skywatcher star adventurer with dslr and 300mm lens ??

[Bobby1970]

I got a red dot finder for the top of my DSLR. Then using something like stellarium you should be able to point it in roughly the right place.

Take a test shot, and adjust if required until you have your target in the frame.

[Wirral man]

23 minutes ago, Bobby1970 said:

I got a red dot finder for the top of my DSLR. Then using something like stellarium you should be able to point it in roughly the right place.

Take a test shot, and adjust if required until you have your target in the frame.

what kind of red dot sight? like one on a air rifle or scope

[Bobby1970]

You can get an adaptor which allows you to then fit a red dot finder from a telescope to your DSLR

[Stub Mandrel]

Before GOTO I used an ordinary finder and compared the star patterns to what appears in Stellarium

A 9 x 50 finder helps, in fact I with my eyes I enjoy the views through my 9x50 finder as much as through my big scopes, so I have excited hopes for a 300mm 60ED scope I am working on which should be a brilliant wide-field scope.

[Wirral man]

ok will look into this thanks

[Davey-T]

A red dot finder in the hotshoe is all I use on my Star Adventurer centre a bright star in live view and align the RDF then find a star near your target and star hop to it.

Dave

[Stub Mandrel]

Aligning on the rosette last night a 30-second test exposure showed the nebulosity, but it was easier to aim using the distinctive cluster near the centre which shows up clearly on a  few seconds exposure. I had stellarium on the laptop with a frame for my setup on the display nest to the scope

Test shot, adjust scope, repeat. Takes less than a minute.