Photographic the stars/planets

[stardad]

Its another of the beginners daft questions (that's 2 today!)

Second night in a row and were outside looking at the moon through the binoculars. My youngest decided to stick her compact camera to the bins and take a photo of what she is seeing. We end up with a black photo:(

So how do beginners start taking photo's of the night sky and not get upset at the results? I know you have to attach cameras (DSLR's I wish ) through a converter and T ring to a scope but can it be done via a set of binoculars?

[yoda]

This is one way http://stargazerslounge.com/astro-lounge/129910-first-time-imaging-150p.html not sure about the bin's matey.

[stardad]

Thought as much but hard when you dont know yourself and a 7 year old is asking those aqward 7 year old questions.

Looks like we've a way to go then before she's ready to photo shoot the sky.

Cheers.

[tbird]

I tried this the other night. On the camera I used the camera lens isn't exactly in the centre of the lens holder. So if the tube of the camera lens is directly inline to the binocular eyepiece in reallity the it's off centre. This is the best I could do : http://stargazerslounge.com/astro-lounge/129048-couldnt-wait-dark.html

Gave up as a bad job.

Someone else has bound to have had great success but not me ( yet ).

[stardad]

I tried this the other night. On the camera I used the camera lens isn't exactly in the centre of the lens holder. So if the tube of the camera lens is directly inline to the binocular eyepiece in reallity the it's off centre. This is the best I could do : http://stargazerslounge.com/astro-lounge/129048-couldnt-wait-dark.html

Gave up as a bad job.

Someone else has bound to have had great success but not me ( yet ).

If you can get that then I might as well let her keep on trying. Its not as if its any film to waste these days.....

[Demonperformer]

I tried something similar with my first scope. My experience was that I had to get and keep the camera lens completely square onto the e/p or the object shot out of the fov very quickly. Some sort of attachment to hold it square would probably increase your success.

HTH