We were in the about 5 minutes, Sarah turns to me and says "Daddy, this is like the beginning of Fear the Walking Dead when it all starts!" We both laughed at that (though it did look like it) and decided that tomorrow was another day. I went this morning when they opened and though stock was limited, we won't starve or have to BBQ the
So having done all that, I'm bored. Had dinner and looked outside. Clouds until tomorrow, when it's supposed to clear starting at 4AM. Mayhaps I will set my phone to waken me... As I looked out the back door, I noticed it was clear around the horizon and Venus was peeking out through the clouds. Imagine that. Well, I have something I've wanted to try for some time, so time to do just that. The Moon would be the easier target, but Venus will do as well.
I have an old C80 I bought several years ago. The
However, it can't come to focus with a
So the idea I know is to use a barlow. I have one barlow, and this is it:
In playing with this, I discovered it separates into three pieces:
The black piece with the lens in it fits into the T-ring on my camera, which saves me putting the camera into the barlow itself. I just wonder if it's still 2X??
I took all this out, and by that time Venus was in clear sky, with clouds overhead. Weird that, but fine by me. I set up, and with the help of a magnifying glass, found focus on the screen on the back of my T3.
I took 35 shots at ISO 1600 and 1/2500th sec exposure, and this was the result after PIPP, AS2, and some very light tweaking in Registax. I was quite happy with it actually.
My timing was good; about 20 minutes later the planet was disappearing behind the trees. Hopefully tomorrow pans out; I'd like to do some visual comparisons with this and my 80mm
We shall see. Hopefully you all have a clear night!