Jeremiah Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I have a Nikon D80 and a Meade ETX-90 Telescope which I am wanting to use for astrophotography. The ETX-90 is more than 20 years old but still works fine. i am very new at this endeavor and need all the help anyone can give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloz1664 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Hi Jeremiah and a very warm welcome to the Lounge You will get oodles of help here Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL. You will get a good response if you put your questions in the getting started in astrophotography section. I only do visual. Edited July 24, 2020 by laudropb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Hello and welcome. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun on the learning curve. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjaxed Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Hi and welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kretsch Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Welcome, Jeremiah! My ETX-90 is 22 years old. It's had a few repairs and fixes along the way but it still works and optically it is as good as it ever was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toshapetriji Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Hi Jeremiah welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT65CB-SWL Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) Hi @Jeremiah and welcome to SGL. Snap - you have almost the same equipment as me! yours... Nikon D80 & ETX90. mine... Nikon D80 + D40x & ETX105 (albeit 're-modded'). Below is an afocal image of the Montes Apenninus region of the Moon I took several years ago using a Meade 20mm Plossl series 4000, Olympus C2040, and an eyepiece projection unit attached to my ETX105... Later that same evening the 'cheap & nasty' dovetail mounting plate snapped and the ETX hit the ground/grass and damaged the ABS plastic rear cell assembly damaging two of the three mounting points. Some images of my 're-modded' ETX105... Edited July 26, 2020 by Philip R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Hi there and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT65CB-SWL Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Hi again @Jeremiah. I forgot to add this image... It shows the eyepiece projection unit; (shown in the middle of the image); made for me by Beacon Hill Telescopes; (other ready made brands are also available, either as a 'fixed' or 'variable' length - see below for the Meade branded ones). I simply pop in a 'compatible' eyepiece and then attach it to my camera T-ring for afocal imaging. I have not tried prime focus; (i.e. the OTA replaces the camera lens); imaging with it. Meade #07363... projection tube/adapter (fixed) - I have a Celestron equivalent. Meade #07361... eyepiece projection unit/adapter (variable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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