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Zorax

05/08/21 2:20 PM

#372852 RE: rbtree #372847

Decent camera forum with a astro thread.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/1059
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Zorax

05/08/21 2:46 PM

#372854 RE: rbtree #372847

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/65058461

I have a star adventurer pro, but it is not a go to as such. It is considered a mid lower range mid duty quality tracker for the money.

https://nightskypix.com/skywatcher-star-adventurer-pro-setup-and-user-guide/

Another..
https://astrobackyard.com/ioptron-skytracker-pro-review/

One universal bit of advice, is overspend for the tripod if all possible. And use sandbags.

From the astro forum links I provided..probably lottery winnings time or extra stimulation checks. lol

https://store-losmandy-com.3dcartstores.com/lw-tripod
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Zorax

05/08/21 3:55 PM

#372859 RE: rbtree #372847

What the heck is the bortle sky they all keeping lamenting about?

http://www.derekscope.co.uk/classes-of-the-bortle-scale/
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B402

05/08/21 4:10 PM

#372861 RE: rbtree #372847

I was amazed to learn of the exposure times needed to photograph the stars...Then on to the longer the exposure the more is revealed, Which is where the tracking comes in...Deep Field is a good example of that and what we thought was just a blank spot in the sky...

Amateur photographers with a decent camera and a relatively modest telescope can come up with amazing results, all, just out of our field of view..Nebulous, galaxies etc..

I hope you get you a scope or/and can put that camera to good use,,,,modern cameras have gotten exponentially better with tech (even the boys digital microscope, just a camera, makes the smallest things detailed and broadens their thinking)

For us its a bit above our pay grade, we live away from city lights and enjoy many a campfire and as the kids play I lean back and take in what I can and catch a couple a satellites, pick out the planets....Some day Ill look up the space station orbit and watch it go by....but its fun looking at you tube to see what people are able to do now days, its amazing..

Just your camera and a tripod alone looks to be a lot of fun for sure,,,Far more than the eye alone can see

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_kC1nKlIPU0