Prime Focus Satrun, A 1st!

[AlwaysGoodskies]

Hello, I am quite excited with these images, as they are my first with my new Canon Dslr using the Eyepiece projection method with a 25mm possel and 2x barlow in my 8in Dob. No stacking or toying with (so complicated!!!). Saturn and Alcar/Mizar.. comments and criticisms welcome!

[RogerTheDodger]

Hey, that's very good indeed... better than I have achieved with a webcam so far

[rawhead]

Very good

Hints of Cassini in the first image.

Prime shots don't get much better...

Cheers

[AlwaysGoodskies]

Thank you both! the title was not right i guess, because i used an eyepiece projection tube thingy i just ordered. I want to use it with my 7.5 possel but when i try i cannot find saturn in the camera. Is there any way to improve these shots? i have Registax and Gimp. Thanks!

[shallowskies]

Very nice

[AlwaysGoodskies]

Thanks, I am quite pleased as this is my first real attempt. Took some moon shots I will be posting soon!

[Porl]

Very cool indeed im new to all this photography stuff what is prime focus? are you using the camera with the lense still attached and aiming it down the 25mm plossl? or have you mounted the camera body too the eyepiece?

Porl''

[kris h]

Great images m8

[Fenriz]

Great shots, what settings did you use on your canon for them?

[AlwaysGoodskies]

thanks all! i used an iso setting of 1600 and a shutter time of roughly half a second to 1/500 sec. I cant seem to get any better with my current setup. Will a webcam make these planetary pics better?

[Taff]

Weldone' they are nice captures with you.Mark

[SniffTheGlove]

Very cool indeed im new to all this photography stuff what is prime focus? are you using the camera with the lense still attached and aiming it down the 25mm plossl? or have you mounted the camera body too the eyepiece?

Porl''

Prime Focus is just the camera body (no lens) attached to 99.99% of the time to a T-Ring and T-Adaptor that fits inside the focuser.

You use the telescope as the lens.

aFocal is the camera placed up close to an eyepiece and the camera (with or without lens depending on setup) focuses directly onto the image of the eyepiece projection.