It says the camera is for deep space objects. How does it perform on Planets and the moon? I'm looking for an all around camera.
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I was in your same situation last year. There is no such thing. The camera you purchased is designed for low-level light objects, not bright planets. If you use this camera for Jupiter per say, you will lose much of the resolution due to a half second exposure. Brighter objects are easily over exposed and you can't use any barlow lenses. However, I did purchase another Orion StarShoot but for planetary captures. You could of course use a standard camera for both jobs but if you are like me, I like the technology that Orion makes so I can use my laptop.
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It should work, though it might be tough to keep things centered if your mount is not motorized. One thing to keep in mind is that the image quality of this camera is not very good. It works well on the Moon, but that is about it. If you can find a used one it would be a much better value. This camera is not worth $100, maybe $30-$40.
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It is easy to use. Yes I would say it is good for the novice user. You can see a lot more with a larger telescope and you get seriously into it you will want more aperture, however You can see a lot with this thing. It is especially good with the larger planets and fantastic with the moon though the moon is a little bright and if you are looking at it a lot you may need a moon filter. Deep space galaxies, nebula and so on can be seen but only the brighter objects.
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No, this telescope is perfect to see the moon but other planets or galaxies is too much for him. Also you can't use the Canon EOS 60D, it wont fit.
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Hello, I would say the images for me are the same as I have the basic eyepieces and two sets of as you need two sets for the bino viewers but what I like is the eye relief that you get when looking through them and a almost 3d effect like you get when looking through binoculars. If you can afford it I would highly recomend it, not for just yourself but for other viewers as well. I have a Celestron 8SE and looking at Saturn, Jupiter, the moon, well its pretty awesome. My plan is to do astrophotography, if I was really into eyepieces I would go with the two inch and some nice Nagler eyepieces. Hope this helps, Good luck and dark skies.
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Walmart has 1 for under 50 bucks. EBay has millions for less. It's just a standard camera mount. My Walmart generic one is fine and has tilt and pan which helps. The Moon is going to seem like it's blazing across the sky with the Skymaster! Very cool. Haven't seen any aliens yet, maybe some on the beach though. Scary stuff on the beach, better to keep your sees to the sky!
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This would not be a good fit from the stand point of capturing fast movement, unless you use the video mode. The zoom is terrific, and my wife and I took some great pictures of the Moon a while back which are amazing. I don't think you'll find anything that meets your movement criteria at that price point, though, processing tends to be too slow for that and shutter lag too great. They're fine for casual shooting, and I like the camera for vacation snaps and such. Also, the image stabilization is terrific. Without knowing what your primary camera is, it's hard to recommend a back up.
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You don't say what setting you used. You haven't even asked a question. I'm guessing you were in full automatic, and your question is "How can I get good photos of the moon every time?" Did you press the shutter button half-way down and wait for the green light? Maybe the shutter speed was too slow for a good hand-held shot. You should use the eye-level viewfinder in this situation; it's just easier to hold the camera steady that way. Or you could use manual focus set to infinity.
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I bought this camera strictly for astrophotography and have never thought about video. I got the camera body only and have an adapter for it so it will fit right onto my telescopes in place of the eyepiece. It works great and is delivering great pictures. You might google the camera and see if you can find info on it that way. Ron
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Thank you for your response Darrell, this discussion board seems pretty much dead so I thought I would never get answered, but I did, and a great answer at that.I've been thinking about buying the Orion XT4.5 now, I'm aware the image will not be as great as the 8 inch but I'll still be able to see Saturn right? Would this be better than a refractor telescope? Sorry for all the questions! No more questions after this, I promise.
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I looked at the camera menu, and it appears it is capable of shooting NTSC (US) and PAL (Canada & Europe) video. I've never tried video, so I have no idea about the results. The instructions I got were not in English, so I downloaded and printed my manual, since I haven't 'Video'd' I have no clue how to set it up. If my memory serves me, the lenses are the the same as the older Canon EOS digitals, and even earlier Canon 35mm film cameras. The lenses we have for 'my' camera are from our first Canon 35mm film camera, and work as good as they did with it. We have 3 lenses, one is for wide angle scenes, one for 'mid range' pix and the third is relatively long lens that we use for 'almost telephoto' pictures. That's the draw-backs, for differences in distance, the lens must be changed for detail. One of my friends had an adapter for the his telescope eye-piece that would adapt the camera to his 1500 mm telescope tube. Now that was a telephoto lens. Do what you will, I like my 20D just fine. It has a masculine feel to it, it fits well in work worn hands. The function buttons must be touched on purpose to change the function of what you want to do. I bought a new Canon for my wife. It was what she wanted, and in her internet research, it was what she wanted. It is all, and more than she wanted. I love the way the camera takes pictures, but the function buttons are so sensitive that I find I change functions when that isn't my intention. However it takes AWESOME Pictures. The 20D is an amazing camera, and cost about a sixth of the price. Buy the lens if you will, shoot your videos, but remember, let me know how they turn out.
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It copes pretty well, but you should operate under low loght conditions in manual mode.Personally, I am satisfied with the way the camera behaves in low light situatuions, but it depends on what do you expect - it is one step above the majority of the point-and-shoots cameras(as the model is indende to be).For example, I got some amazing photos and videos of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan sceneries during night from the Hudson river.Generally speaking, I can say: yes. :)
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i took some awesome pix of the super moon last fall. i was able to see the moon details. i was thrilled with the results. i used the zoom at full extension ,but had to brace the camera with my body.
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The Dob will definitely give you more deep space objects than the refractor. I got my son one of those last Christmas. It is rather large in comparison to the refractor, but rotates well on its base. His is not computerized and he has gotten very adept at finding nebulae and Messier objects. I think the refractor is more for planets and moons in our close by system. Visual tracking is okay, remember that the image is reversed in the Dob.
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The correct answer should be "Well, Maybe Yes***, kind-a / sort-a". Attempting to use this with an astronomical telescope will present plenty of "challenges". 1. Getting the imager congruent with the image plane. The camera comes with a 30mm OD adaptor, which should fit a 1-1/4" eyepiece holder. 2. The f/speed of the system, and imaging speed of the device, may limit what you can capture with this system. Since this is made for microscopes, the lighting in usually adjustable by the user. But for astrophotography, you might be able to capture the moon, and larger / brighter planets may be within reach of a moderate size (8"+) objective. However as there is little or no real integration time, stars and nebulae are unlikely targets. 3. Resolution may disappoint you. This device only records 2 megapixels. That may seem like a lot, but I'm used to more. Also dynamic range is in question here. Ultimately, it depends on your needs, expectations, pocket book, and willingness to make it work in an application it wasn't designed for. But if you think you are up to the challenges, go for it!
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I'm using this lens for long range stills... like a shot of a full moon I have it mounted on a Nikon D3100 with a doubler 2X making it a 1000mm Zoom lens. The first thing I noticed was that I couldn't hold it still enough to take a picture without some sort of stabilizer (recommend a tripod), the second thing is the light was really low, which for my purpose was perfect. I haven't tried it for any moving objects.
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There are several issues that could be here, depending upon your experience with telescopes and such. First question: could you see the moons in a more or less straight row on one side or the other of Jupiter? If not, it would seem you possibly aligned on a bright star like Castor or Pollux rather than Jupiter? The finder has to be aligned to the mail optical tube on a real object. I find the Moon easier as you can always find it by shadow, glare or just plain luck. Have someone hold the image in the scope while you tweak the finder knobs to get the red dot centered on some feature of the moon and have that feature centered in the eyepiece field of view. If you could see the moons, but no detail on the planet there could be a couple of issues. The more complex of which is that if your eyes are like mine, I need a bigger image to pick out detail. Yet observing buddies can see plenty of detail in small images. Go figure I guess. If you were using the eyepiece with the longer focal length number, the one with the scope might be a 20 or 25-mm I forget. Then once you have the planet centered or off to the leading edge of the field, switch to the higher power or the lower focal length eyepiece and refocus. Hope this is helpful!