Capturing images of celestial objects

[dipernad]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What is the cheapest way to capture images of celestial objects?</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I have a CG-5 Celestron Telescope and a Meade CCD Imager, is this enough equipment to take good&nbsp;images? or do i need something else?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p>

 

[Testing]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What is the cheapest way to capture images of celestial objects?&nbsp;&nbsp; I have a CG-5 Celestron Telescope and a Meade CCD Imager, is this enough equipment to take good&nbsp;images? or do i need something else?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <br />Posted by dipernad</DIV><br /><br />A. Request a moderator to move your post to Astrophotography.</p><p>B. Do a search on Astrophotagraphy and read all results on all search engines.</p><p>C. Take a look at "Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos" by Stephan Seip. Published this year.</p><p>ISBN 978-1-933952-16-1</p><p>D. Abandon all hope or pray for patience.</p><p>E. Practice drift align and tracking.</p><p>You should be able to get Solar System images</p><p>&nbsp;but need to understand the limitations and difficulty of what you are attempting.</p><p>Not trying to discourage, just being honest.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[vincentm]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What is the cheapest way to capture images of celestial objects?&nbsp;&nbsp; I have a CG-5 Celestron Telescope and a Meade CCD Imager, is this enough equipment to take good&nbsp;images? or do i need something else?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <br /> Posted by dipernad</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Clear skies, away from city lights?</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>----------------------------------</p><p><br /><img id="2645f485-13bb-45be-ba60-5bfc5dfaa2a0" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/10/2645f485-13bb-45be-ba60-5bfc5dfaa2a0.Large.png" alt="blog post photo" width="237" height="95" /><br /> </p> </div>

 

[bearack]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>A. Request a moderator to move your post to Astrophotography.Posted by Testing</DIV><br /><br />They no longer have the ability to move post with pluck. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /></p> </div>