I have one of the cheaper Celestron (Celestron 21061) telescopes. Would this be a good investment(with ring adapter) for taking pictures of the moon?
505221
I have a telescope that is 20 years old. This ring adaptor allows me to put my Canon D800 on the telescope and use my D800 features on the old telescope. I took some photos on the recent moon eclipse using an external monitor screen connected to D800. I have been happy with the results.
505222
Yes. It will work. I've done it also with a cheap Celestron telescope. You may need a "C" adapter to fit your specific camera. Give it a try and see what you get!
940201
From the research I have done, this is a better quality telescope than the PowerSeeker. The Celestron PowerSeeker series comes with extras (such as the Barlow lens), but the quality of the Celestron AstroMaster series is superior; that is why the AstroMasters cost more and come with less. At this price ($49.95 including shipping), it is a good buy. Good bye.
508331
In short you can use this telescope for simple astrophotography like getting photos of moon and brighter objects like Jupiter and Saturn. You can't use this for faint objects because it needs tracking mount for long exposure. The manufacturer also mentioned that this scope is optimized for visual use rather than for photography. Visually it is superb. Clear Skies....!
1606764
This works well for moon shots. That's one of the reasons I purchased the lens and I am very happy with the sharpness and quality of the images. This is an awesome lens.
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Yes it sure can, but you will want to get a correct image diagonal along with your order. The reason i say this is because the diagonal that comes with this causes a mirror image. Terrestrial viewing would be reversed from left to right with the standard star diaganol. This is kinda where all telescope companies get ya. They almost always include a reversed image prism diaganol with the scopes they sell. To point you in the direction for a good diaganol i would say search for "Orion correct image diaganol". Probably gonna set you back another 80 bucks but thats what you would need to see land veiws in the correct orientation. I also suggest gettin a 32mm eyepiece for land viewing. Because the supplied eyepieces are moderate high power and just to much for land viewing. You could also get a good deal by buying the "Astromaster Accesory kit" its what i bought when i ordered mine. This is if you intend on doing astronomy. Bottom line if you are just buying this for land i would not purchase this. Because you will need that correct image diaganol and some lower power eyepieces and your looking at $220 just to get started. It would much more logical if you were only wanting to do land viewing to buy a spotting scope or zoom binoculars. If you went the binocular route i suggest the celestron 10-30x50 upclose binoculars. You can then buy a generic 60" camera tripod and a binocular tripod adaptor for much less than a telescope. I think a tripod will be around $15-$20 and the adaptor is like $8 "Konus". The celestron zoom binos are like 40 bucks so. The binoculars would do well for looking at the moon, jupiter, venus, mars, mercury, and the sun granted you buy two solar filters for them. You can also see a handful of nebulae and brighter galaxies with just a regular pair of 10x50 binos.
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Without a doubt, yes! Tracking objects can be tricky. But other than that, it's a wonderful scope. I would definitely recommend the moon filter. The moon is incredibly bright without the filter.
1546871
Not with a camera that heavy the mount and counter weight couldn't take the load. To do any good deep sky images you need to put the motor drive on it and its also would handle that heavy of a camera. This telescope can see many deep sky object I have seen M81 (Bode's Galaxy) in Ursa Major. You can put on a Celestron Motor Drive and a Orion 52175 Star Shoot Solar System Color Imaging Camera IV and take great pictures. Happy watching!
1546870
I am taking astrophotographs with this telescope using a Canon EOS REBEl 2Ti coupled to the eyepiece focus. I was able to adjust the balancing of the telescope of the telescope with the camera attached. I so far only taken pictures of the moon because I am in a light polluted area. I am waiting to take the telescope to a dark sky area so a can try photographing deep sky objects. I posted one of my best photographs of the moon on my facebook page if you like to see what the Powerseeker can do.
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1.25; if you have better magnification eyepieces the scope does work well with them. The two that are sent with the scope are fine but with a little higher magnification, it still works well. The 20mm and 10mm are great for lunar observation especially near the limb. I can make out Jupiter's moons with the 10mm and I had a 8mm and could easily make out Saturn's rings without too much distortion. I even think this little scope could pick out the Cassini division if Saturn was more inclined.
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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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This Should work fine. I know I have heard that the Barlow might not have enough travel to focus with some scopes. This can be fixed by placing the 2x Barlow directly into the focuser and then attaching the diagonal to the barlow. This small kit is a great value&lt; id say buy it. I have it and im happy with everything in it except the moon filter. The moon filter is plastic and it turns the moon green but it still works. The other filters are high quality and individually they cost $19.99. The 6mm Eyepiece is great and will be plenty powerful. to bring out planetary detail
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I can't answer for the Meade version, but I was so pleased with my Celestron 8-24 mm zoom eyepiece I asked the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to also purchase one for their solar telescope. The volunteers who operate this telescope think its performance, reliability and ease of use are great.
62122
You have to have a T-ring adapter for your camera and a separate T-ring that fits into your telescope, the two adapters together only run about $20. Well worth the money if you own a DSLR camera
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LOL Oh no, ask away!! Personally I believe a reflector scope will be much easier to use than a refractor. Yes, you should still be able to see Saturn and it's rings. Even with a scope having a greater aperture and a high magnification lens you will not be able to discern much in the way of surface features. In a good dark sky area and with ideal conditions you might be able to pick out some cloud bands and that's about it. BTW, even with a XT4.5 you will also be able to see the largest 4 of Saturn's moon's orbiting about it! If it is within your budget I would bump the scope up to an XT6, if not then the XT4.5 is still a fine scope for starters. Also, have you considered a good pair of binoculars? You will still be able to see Saturn's rings and binocs can afford you some truly impressive views of the milky way as well as star clusters and some comets. Their wide field of view can make for some stunning viewing. I'd recommend getting a tripod with binoculars so you can keep them steady while viewing. Binoculars are a fine way (and can be even cheaper) for beginning to learn the night sky.
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Yes, but you will still need to buy the adapter (http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-93625-Universal-1-25-inch-T-Adapter/dp/B0000665V6/ref=pd_bxgy_p_text_y) if you are going to use it with a Celestron telescope.
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With an adapter of some kind you should be able to, but because of the added weight you will have to balance the telescope again with the camera attached. To use a DSLR you would need a T-Adapter and T-Ring I think. For a normal digital camera with a tripod mounting hole you can use something like a SteadyPix mount, but it is quite heavy and combined with the weight of the camera may be a bit too much for the focuser on the telescope. Also, this scope is a "slow" F/10.1, so it may not be ideal for astrophotography, but I have taken some pics with my phone attached to it and they aren't horrible, but they aren't anything special either (except to me, haha) With an adapter of some kind you should be able to, but because of the added weight you will have to balance the telescope again with the camera attached. To use a DSLR you would need a T-Adapter and T-Ring I think. For a normal digital camera with a tripod mounting hole you can use something like a SteadyPix mount, but it is quite heavy and combined with the weight of the camera may be a bit too much for the focuser on the telescope. Also, this scope is a "slow" F/10.1, so it may not be ideal for astrophotography, but I have taken some pics with my phone attached to it and they... » Read More With an adapter of some kind you should be able to, but because of the added weight you will have to balance the telescope again with the camera attached. To use a DSLR you would need a T-Adapter and T-Ring I think. For a normal digital camera with a tripod mounting hole you can use something like a SteadyPix mount, but it is quite heavy and combined with the weight of the camera may be a bit too much for the focuser on the telescope. Also, this scope is a "slow" F/10.1, so it may not be ideal for astrophotography, but I have taken some pics with my phone attached to it and they aren't horrible, but they aren't anything special either (except to me, haha) « Show Less
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Yes, it should work. You will, of course, need the 1.25 lens adapter for the telescope: Celestron 93625 Universal 1.25-inch Camera T-Adapter