Got my DSLR hooked up and did a test run with it for the first time on the telescope. Shitty night, but was able to get the star Betelgeuse nice and clear. Enjoy.
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| Author: | acid_rain [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:26 am ] | ||
| Post subject: | BETELGEUSE | ||
Got my DSLR hooked up and did a test run with it for the first time on the telescope. Shitty night, but was able to get the star Betelgeuse nice and clear. Enjoy.
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| Author: | cabsnow [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Beetlejuice |
Nice work.... keep them coming! |
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| Author: | dirkdeagler [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Beetlejuice |
oh my god, that's awesome. more plz. |
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| Author: | Coach [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: BETELGEUSE |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelgeuse ! |
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| Author: | Reborn [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: BETELGEUSE |
Are you sure that's Betelgeuse? |
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| Author: | Coach [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: BETELGEUSE |
For it to be red, he'd have to use an infrared view. Stars really all look alike though when you look at them in a regular ground telescope. |
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| Author: | Mindless [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: BETELGEUSE |
Betelgeuse is located approximately 640 light-years from the Earth. Someone do the math on how many miles that is. |
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| Author: | Pulse [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: BETELGEUSE |
3762239881094408.5 miles. :X So shiny. :D |
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| Author: | Omega [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: BETELGEUSE |
Thats tight as hell, Acid. Makes me want to invest in a telescope... |
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| Author: | acid_rain [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: BETELGEUSE |
You're right, Coach, I would need an infrared DSLR camera, or a Red filter, which I do have, but didn't use. She looks like a beautiful red blob to the eye, but close up, it looks like a white shimmering dot. This was taken with my Canon EOS REBEL XS DSLR ($600), with heavily modified settings for the aperature to gather enough light. It was taken at a 15 second exposure, but no more than 15 seconds because I can't use tracking otherwise I'll get trails from the time exposure. I'm probably going to take the scope out tonight, and see if I can get some good pictures of the the Milky Way, Jupiter or maybe even the Orion Nebula. That distance, in short, is over a Quadrillion miles away! Here's another picture almost exactly like mine, but taken by someone who evidently isn't an amateur like me: http://www.drewjevans.com/astronomy/ima ... lgeuse.JPG All-in-all, the issue I spoke with Coach, Gman, and Fomenta about regarding "how can you focus on something very far away and take a picture with it if you don't use a lense?" was kind-of solved. I hooked the camera up to the T-adapter, connected to the scope without a lense at all, and instead of focusing the object in an eyepiece, and then replacing the eyepiece with the camera, I focused the object with the camera already attached. I know it sounds simple, but it's way more advanced than I could ever imagine. For anyone who's looking to get some insight on it, I found an awesome-ass guide at http://www.astropix.com/BGDA/BGDA.HTM that goes through all the different aspects of capturing some of the most awesome images with a DSLR. I'm VERY lucky in the fact that the camera the author normally speaks of, is the same one I have. You have no idea how much this shit costs! (Definitely not to brag, because I'm more broke than a project window because of my obsession), However, if you're looking into doing this, be prepared to pay some F*CKING money: Telescope Package including lenses, powertank, eyepieces, and filters: $1600 GPS aligner for Nexstar 8SE: $200 Computer Software for editing and processing images: $100 CCD imager from Nexstar: $100 Canon EOS Rebel XS DSLR camera: $600 T-adapter with coupler: $45 Total? $2645 I'm about halfway there. I have one other thing on my wish-list though. That's a John Petrucci Ernie-Ball Musicman 6-string guitar painted in Mystic Dream finish, backed with a Mesa Boogie Road-King head and cabinet. Once I have that, I'm pretty sure I'll be a happy man for the rest of my times. |
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| Author: | Omega [ Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: BETELGEUSE |
Damn thats all expensive. I'll have to look into used items. I would be a very happy man with that guitar and amp, too. They're only two of the most sought-after pieces of guitar equipment made today... Petrucci's tone is absolute butter and goodness. |
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