Thursday, June 20, 2013

Lunar Experimentation

I usually avoid taking pictures of the Moon with my ST80 because the scope's short focal length does not provide much magnification. I began experimenting with an adapter to use eyepiece projection, but could not bring anything into focus. I eventually discovered that a 2X barlow lens works fine with the adapter. Here are images of the Moon taken on June 20, 2013:

Moon, June 20, 2013; Canon Rebel T3 (1100D), 2X Barlow, ST80 on Vixen SP mount; 11x1/40 sec at ISO -200

Closeup of Moon, June 20, 2013; Canon Rebel T3 (1100D), 2X Barlow, ST80 on Vixen SP mount; 11x1/40 sec at ISO -200

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