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Re: Simple spotting scope system
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:04 pm
by Racalman
Just for laughs I tried photgraphing a waxing gibbous moon with the spotting scope system.
The small picture was taken with the Chinese webcam at x27 mag.
The larger picture was with the Bresser camera. At this point there was some light cloud passing the moon hence the darker picture.
Both images were captured with SharpCap on a Linx 7 tablet.
A field telescope is not ideal for astrophotography as the focussing is a bit coarse.
Re: Simple spooting scope system
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:41 pm
by knewmans
Using phone through spotting scope. Not sure where the right hand side has gone.
Re: Simple spooting scope system
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:03 am
by Dellboy
Has anyone got a complete list of what they used please
Re: Simple spooting scope system
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:50 am
by Racalman
Dellboy wrote:Has anyone got a complete list of what they used please
OK, here's your starter for 10.
Spotting scope: Mine is a 25 year old Opticron 75x27. The older models are available at a reasonable price.
USB camera: I used
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-USB-2-0 ... 2749.l2649
Means of attaching camera to eyepiece: I used a cut down 35mm film canister. Alternatively you could buy a camera with adapter attached like this one (if it fits your eyepiece):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-25-Telesco ... 1006.m3226
OTG cable: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Micro-USB-Ma ... 2749.l2649 (connects camera to tablet/smartphone)
OTG compliant tablet or smartphone: Android phone with this free app from the Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... a&hl=en_GB or Windows tablet with this free software:
https://www.sharpcap.co.uk/sharpcap/downloads
Re: Simple spooting scope system
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:54 am
by Racalman
knewmans wrote:Using phone through spotting scope. Not sure where the right hand side has gone.
IMG_20160223_213810630_HDR.jpg
That's nice. What resolution is the phone camera?
The Chinese webcam is 0.3MP while my Bresser telescope camera is 2MP.
Re: Simple spotting scope system
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:38 pm
by Racalman
I forgot two things:
1) A tripod
2) A big thank you to Allan for inventing the system and sharing it with us
Re: Simple spooting scope system
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:43 pm
by Dellboy
Re: Simple spooting scope system
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:06 pm
by knewmans
Racalman wrote:knewmans wrote:Using phone through spotting scope. Not sure where the right hand side has gone.
IMG_20160223_213810630_HDR.jpg
That's nice. What resolution is the phone camera?
The Chinese webcam is 0.3MP while my Bresser telescope camera is 2MP.
Think the phone is 12MP
Re: Simple spooting scope system
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:25 am
by Racalman
knewmans wrote:Think the phone is 12MP
Is that why you can see the craters on the top edge, or do you have a better telescope?
Re: Simple spooting scope system
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:23 pm
by knewmans
Its a good spotting scope.