Yesterday I shot with a 18mm lens to find out the exposure time maximum. Direction: East
This evening I tested different exposure times with 55mm focal length. For my chosen viewing field of about 50° declination 8 neither 10 seconds is too long. I see trails. Very short, but they are there 🙁 Direction: West
I was looking for an inexpensive and leightweight DSLR for beginners and I found the Canon EOS 100D to be the best choice. The body weight’s only 407 g. A basic 18-55 mm lens completes the package. So I can use it at 18 mm for wide angle shots and make my first experiences with the night sky… […]
OK, as I thought, the Canon IXUS 160 on a Baader Microstage II is not the best combination. It’s very hard to find the focus with the IXUS. Regardless, the Baader Microstage II is really a great tool!
Finally, I got my first telescope 🙂 It’s a Skywatcher Explorer 130P on a azimutal GoTo mount. Supplied with 10mm and 25mm eyepieces, a 2x barlow lens (I don’t know about the quality…) and a moon filter. I was looking for a beginner newtonian telescope, if possible with GoTo. In my opinion it’s a very comfortable […]
I’m still awating for my first telescope… I feel a thrill of anticipation 🙂 So I tried to take my first moon picture with the little Canon IXUS 160.
