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If you are interested in getting started in AP (Astrophotography) or have just begun AP post your questions here. You can also post images if you want suggestions on how to improve them.
Hello my name is Jose Duddy and I am new to this forum and astrophotography. I have an issue that requires someone with more knowledge. i am starting with the following: Celestron NextStar 4SE/ 4" Dia / 1325 Focal length /Celestron Red dot laser finderscope / Celestron wifi dongal / 25mm Plossl Lens / 2X Barlo Lens / RoHS WiFi Telescope Camera. Fully computerized GoTo SkyAlign Tripod Mount.
Here is my issue, see Moon photos attached. I cant seam to find a way to sharp focus the lens camera to take pictures. With out the camera lens my focus is awesome. Do i need to change the 25mm lens(That I might be beyond my limit). Thanks to everyone who responds. Hoping to learn a lot from this forum.
Thanks Again Jose Duddy
Jose's Duddy
Retired Award winning Singer/Entertainer
******************************* Celestron NextStar SE 4"
Celestron GoTo Computerized Tripod w/alt mount
1325mm Focal Lenth
Celestron Wifi Control Dongal
RoHS 16/24mp WiFi eye lens camera
Google Pixel Tablet w/mount stand to Tripod
Polsso Lens Suit Case (4) lens & (4) Filters/Barlo
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Hi Jose, welcome to TSS! I haven't any experience with your camera; is this the night vision version? As for posting pics, you'll need five posts for that. Make some comments or respond to others; then you can post pictures.
All the best,
Mark
"The Hankmeister" Celestron 8SE, orange tube Vixen made C80, CG4, AZ-EQ5 and SolarQuest mounts.
Too much Towa glass/mirrors.
Solar:
H/A - PST stage 2 mod with a Baader 90mm ERF on a Celestron XLT 102 (thanks Mike!)
Ca-K - W/O 61mm, Antares 1.6 barlow, Baader 3.8 OD and Ca-K filters with a ZWO ASI174mm.
W/L - C80-HD with Baader 5.0 & 3.8 Solar film, Solar Continuum 7.5nm and UV/IR filters with a Canon EOS 550D. Member of the RASC
So you are shooting through the eyepiece to image? (A-Focal imaging)
Can you put the camera directly into the barlow lens then insert the barlow into the focuser?
A link to your camera?
Gabrielle See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885 EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102 Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1011110) The only culture I have is from yogurt
...so try just the camera without its lens, use the telescope as the lens?
Binoculars; Celestron Skymaster 18-40 X 80 zoom, Bushnell7-15 X 35 zoom, a couple of older single speed Bushnells that ride around in the car for weather spotting clarification
Scopes; Tiny little Mak-Cass Celestron c90 spotter scope that lets me count the moons of Jupiter and with which I can see Saturns rings in Mickey Mouse phase
Old Meade 1000mm f/11 that was missing the finder scope and ring so I rigged one onto the barrel using duct tape and a bit of cardboard and that actually works and I can count the moons of Jupiter with this one too.
Meade 6" reflector,(really elderly), found at a yard sale, the tube is a bucket of rust and corroded mirror but the mount and tripod will be recoverable so hooray for that.
Cameras; Mamiya medium format 645 with a couple of polaroid backs and a series of wide angle to 50mm lenses
Konica-Minolta 35mm,Sony alpha dslr's, up to the a900 full frame, mostly got them used because I don't have much money.
Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 5:44 am
So you are shooting through the eyepiece to image? (A-Focal imaging)
Can you put the camera directly into the barlow lens then insert the barlow into the focuser?
A link to your camera?
Judging from your images it appears you are using the camera by clamping it on to the back of an eyepiece. My suggestion would be to remove the eyepiece and try to attach the camera directly to the extension where the eyepiece would normally fit in to the telescope. (basically removing the eyepiece from the equation.) Give that a try during the day pointing towards a distant object (power pole, tree etc etc) and lets see what you get.
Gordon
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED80CF, Skywatcher 200 Quattro Imaging Newt, SeeStar S50 for EAA.
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-g mount & Skywatcher EQ5 Pro.
ZWO mini guider.
Image cameras: ZWO ASI1600 MM Cool, ZWO ASI533mc-Pro, ZWO ASI174mm-C (for use with my Quark chromosphere), ZWO ASI120MC
Filters: LRGB, Ha 7nm, O-III 7nm, S-II 7nm
Eyepieces: a few.
Primary software: Cartes du Ciel, N.I.N.A, StarTools V1.4.
